Safety Flash
Line of fire/pinch point – fractured fingers
Line of fire/pinch point – fractured fingers
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/19
- Control of WorkHand and Finger InjuriesLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- Lifting operationsManual handling
- Lifting accessories
- Operating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessment
Summary
During installation into a seabed frame, equipment slipped through hand-tightened clamps while being manually realigned, fracturing two fingers and amputating a fingertip. Lifting strops had been removed before securing was complete. The flash identifies missing task assessment, instructions and supervision, and describes a frame modification that eliminated the pinch point.
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: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Summary
A misaligned component slipped through hand-tightened clamps during installation, crushing fingers in an uncontrolled pinch point.
IMCA SF 09/19. Themes: control of work, hand and finger injuries, lifting operations, line of fire.