Safety Flash
Finger injury: pinch point
Finger injury: pinch point
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/16
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Manual handling
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crewman injured his fingertip while lifting an escape hatch cover aboard a vessel. The handle and an upright pipe formed an unrecognised pinch point. Relocating the handle removed the hazard. Lessons address awareness during routine tasks, hazards introduced by equipment changes, safety observations and prompt corrective action.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crew member injured a fingertip in an unrecognised pinch point between a hatch handle and pipe.
IMCA SF 04/16. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, machinery and equipment.