Safety Flash
Person fractured foot during elevator inspection
Person fractured foot during elevator inspection
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 08/25
- Control of WorkIsolationLine of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch points
- Inspection and maintenance
- Ladder
- Job safety analysisMachine guardingOperating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A worker fractured their foot during a vessel elevator inspection when released trunk doors disengaged the interlock, allowing upward cage movement before local service mode was activated. The flash identifies an unfollowed manufacturer procedure, absent toolbox talk and inadequate communication, and calls for applicable work controls and risk assessment.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During scheduled monthly inspections of an elevator on a large vessel, unplanned upwards movement of the elevator caused someone to get their foot...
IMCA SF 08/25. Themes: control of work, isolation, line of fire, machinery and equipment.