Safety Flash
Lost time injury (LTI): Trip incident
Lost time injury (LTI): Trip incident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 14/14
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Human factorsSlips, trips and falls
- Risk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A crew member aboard a vessel in dock tripped over a cargo strap and fractured both elbows. The flash examines missing barriers and markers, failure to identify the particular hazard in risk assessment and toolbox discussion, and the choice to step over the strap despite an available safe route.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crew member tripped over an unmarked cargo strap and fractured both elbows.
IMCA SF 14/14. Themes: slips, trips and falls.