Safety Flash
Finger injury during manual handling
Finger injury during manual handling
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/25
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireManual Handling
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- Manual handling
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Construction
Summary
A worker’s finger was crushed while manually manoeuvring a steel bar weighing around 100 kg during shoring disassembly at a land-based site. The bar rolled from a curved pick-ring. Lessons emphasise securing individual components against sudden movement, using appropriate lifting tools and becoming familiar with loads and equipment before starting.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Construction; construction industry.
Summary
An IMCA’s members’ utilities supplier in the United States reports a serious finger injury during manual handling
IMCA SF 05/25. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, manual handling.