Safety Flash
LTI - Finger injury during davit test
LTI - Finger injury during davit test
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/23
- Competence and TrainingEvacuation, Escape and RescueHand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesLine of fireMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- Personal protective equipmentRescue craftRescue-craft davitWinch
- Functional testingOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionSafety communication
- Marine industry
Summary
During rescue-boat davit testing, a winch brake failure caused the craft to fall, trapping a crew member’s hand between a tensioned painter rope and a handrail. The flash describes serious finger injuries, inadequate supervision and toolbox communication, and lessons on rope handling, protective equipment and specific launch and test procedures.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Rescue craft; fast rescue craft; FRC; fast rescue boat; FRB.
Classifications: Rescue-craft davit; FRC davit; rescue boat davit.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
A failed winch brake caused a rescue craft to fall, trapping a crew member’s hand against a handrail.
IMCA SF 03/23. Themes: competence and training, evacuation, escape and rescue, hand and finger injuries, line of fire.