Safety Flash
Fatal crush injury during vessel hull maintenance
Fatal crush injury during vessel hull maintenance
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/13
- Inspection and MaintenanceLine of FireMarine Operations
- Crushing and pinch points
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rescue craft
- Marine industry
Summary
This safety flash summarises a MAIB report on a fatal hull paintwork repair incident. A crewman was crushed between the vessel’s hull and its fast rescue craft’s lifting frame. He sustained severe internal chest injuries, was evacuated ashore and died shortly after reaching hospital.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rescue craft; fast rescue craft; FRC; fast rescue boat; FRB.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published the following report regarding an incident in which a crewman was fatally injured whilst repairing paintwork on the hull of a vessel.
IMCA SF 04/13. Themes: inspection and maintenance, line of fire, marine operations.