Safety Flash
Equipment fell on someone’s leg causing injury
Equipment fell on someone’s leg causing injury
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 14/24
- Line of FireManual Handling
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Manual handling
- Competence and trainingFirst aid and medical provisionInjury reportingPositive retention and reliable securing
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A worker cleaning a bow thruster room suffered a leg injury when an unsecured auxiliary engine cooler shifted during equipment movement. Delayed treatment worsened the injury, and reporting took three days. The flash emphasises organised storage, securing loose parts, removing unusable spares, prompt reporting and immediate attention to injuries.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: First aid and medical provision.
Classifications: Injury reporting.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Whilst a worker was moving one piece of equipment, another piece of equipment shifted and fell onto his leg
IMCA SF 14/24. Themes: line of fire, manual handling.