Safety Flash
Hand and finger injuries... Two recent incidents
Hand and finger injuries... Two recent incidents
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/24
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireManual HandlingPersonal Protective Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Manual handling
- Personal protective equipment
- Management of changeRisk assessmentStop-work authority
Summary
This safety flash describes two hand injuries: a fractured little finger caused by movement of a moonpool door ram on a flat pallet, and a cut from a sharp-edged ceiling plate. Lessons address thorough task assessment, reassessment when work changes, stopping unsafe work and wearing protective gloves.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Summary
Hand and finger injuries continue to be a significant theme in the incidents shared with IMCA by its Members.
IMCA SF 10/24. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, manual handling, personal protective equipment.