Safety Flash
LTI: Back injury in Confined Space (Tank Entry)
LTI: Back injury in Confined Space (Tank Entry)
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/25
- Confined SpaceHuman FactorsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Confined space hazardsHuman factorsSlips, trips and falls
- Confined space entryInspection and maintenance
- Human-centred designOperating and work proceduresRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A worker injured their lower back after losing hand grip while exiting a confined compartment feet-first through a lightening hole during planned maintenance. The flash examines access ergonomics and gaps in risk assessment, describing additional grab handles, possible platforms under investigation and a review of confined-space entry procedures.
Classifications: Confined space hazards; confined-space hazards.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Confined space entry; tank entry; enclosed space entry.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Human-centred design.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A worker sustained a back injury while transiting through a lightening hole within a confined space.
IMCA SF 10/25. Themes: confined space, human factors, slips, trips and falls.