Safety Flash
Lost time injury (LTI): Crewman’s finger pinched when moving the gangway
Lost time injury (LTI): Crewman’s finger pinched when moving the gangway
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/12
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireManagement of ChangeManual Handling
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesRisk management
- Manual handling
- CraneGangwayValve
- Management of changeRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A crewman suffered a finger pinch injury while manually stowing a replacement gangway before departure from port, leading to five weeks off work. The flash identifies inadequate risk assessment and absent management of change, and records valve modifications, revised risk assessment and changes to gangway handling arrangements.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crewman’s finger was trapped while a gangway was manually moved, after equipment and arrangements changed without adequate risk assessment.
IMCA SF 05/12. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, management of change, manual handling.