Safety Flash
Warning signs not respected
Warning signs not respected
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/02
- Human FactorsSlips, Trips and FallsWorking at Height
- Dropped objectsFalls from heightHuman factors
- Electrical workWorking at height
- Scaffold
- Exclusion zonesSafety communication
- Vessel
Summary
An electrician bypassed scaffold prohibition signals aboard a semi-submersible crane vessel while accessing a J-lay tower to install lighting. The unsecured scaffold overturned, causing a 13.8 m fall and arm and leg fractures; scaffold pieces injured another worker. Corrective actions included toolbox talks, clearer signs and immediate dismantling of unnecessary scaffolds.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Electrical work; electrical maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Scaffold; scaffolding.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An electrician fell through an unsecured scaffold after bypassing warning barriers, causing serious fractures and injuries to another worker.
IMCA SF 05/02. Themes: human factors, slips, trips and falls, working at height.