Safety Flash
Hand injury when caught in machinery
Hand injury when caught in machinery
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/21
- Hand and Finger InjuriesIsolationLine of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsEntanglementHand and finger injuries
- Electrical isolationInspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
- Energy and process isolationOperating and work procedures
- Vessel
Summary
A crew member suffered hand and arm fractures during humidifier maintenance when airflow drove an electrically isolated fan and belt. His glove became entangled, drawing his hand and forearm into the machinery. Re-enactment identified an open ventilation outlet condition; the flash calls for procedures to address the previously unrecognised hazard.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Electrical isolation; electrical lockout.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During routine maintenance of an air handling unit (AHU) humidifier, a crew member sustained injuries to his hand and arm when his hand got trapped by a moving belt
IMCA SF 04/21. Themes: hand and finger injuries, isolation, line of fire, machinery and equipment.