Safety Flash
Person slipped when exiting bathroom into cabin
Person slipped when exiting bathroom into cabin
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 08/23
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Slips, trips and falls
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Summary
A crew member fell backwards when a cabin mat slipped, striking his lower back against the bathroom door frame. Checks found mats without anti-slip backing and insufficient rubberised replacements. The flash describes temporary deck grip tape and recommends adequate mat stocks, anti-slip material for temporary cloth mats and accommodation inspections.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Summary
A crew member stepped out of the bathroom onto the cabin mat, when the mat slipped resulting in the crew member falling backwards, striking his lower back on the base of the bathroom door frame.
IMCA SF 08/23. Themes: slips, trips and falls.