Safety Flash
Diver sustains laceration to right hand
Diver sustains laceration to right hand
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 13/25
- DivingHand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
- Hand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- Diving operations
- Lifting accessories
- Risk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Subsea
Summary
A diver retrieving tooling during air/nitrox diving at 18 m suffered a deep right-thumb laceration when vessel movement parted a weak link and drew his hand towards a snatch block. The flash describes downline slack, hand positioning, full recovery, and changes to the downline arrangement and tool bag to reduce line-of-fire exposure.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
A diver suffered a deep laceration to his right hand.
IMCA SF 13/25. Themes: diving, hand and finger injuries, line of fire.