Safety Flash
UK HSE: worker injured by falling stack of batteries in flexible intermediate bulk containers
UK HSE: worker injured by falling stack of batteries in flexible intermediate bulk containers
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 08/24
- Control of WorkLine of Fire
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Operating and work proceduresRisk assessment
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Summary
An IMCA safety flash recounts an HSE case in which batteries weighing at least 300 kg struck and severely injured a worker during restacking. Flexible intermediate bulk containers ripped. Findings identified overstocking, unsafe stacking and absent documented risk assessments or safe systems for battery stacking and storage.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Summary
The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has shared when an employee was severely injured after batteries weighing at least 300kg fell onto him.
IMCA SF 08/24. Themes: control of work, line of fire.