Safety Flash
Hand injury caused when worker tripped over hazard
Hand injury caused when worker tripped over hazard
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/09
- Hand and Finger InjuriesSlips, Trips and Falls
- Hand and finger injuriesSlips, trips and falls
- Hose
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Summary
A worker fractured his left hand after turning around, stepping onto a hose and electrical cable, and falling while approaching his work area. The flash identifies poor equipment placement among the immediate causes and discusses the limitations of warning signs, advising caution and reduced movement where possible.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Summary
A worker was injured after falling over a bundle of hose and electrical cables which he had to walk over in order to reach his working area.
IMCA SF 04/09. Themes: hand and finger injuries, slips, trips and falls.