Safety Flash
LTI: Foot injury after standing on rotating winch drum
LTI: Foot injury after standing on rotating winch drum
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/19
- Control of WorkLine of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsLine of fireRisk management
- Personal protective equipmentRotating machineryWinch
- Risk assessmentStop-work authority
- Marine industry
Summary
An able seaman sustained a fractured foot and severe abrasions after standing on a rotating tugger winch drum during wire re-spooling. His boots limited injury severity. The flash highlights unrecognised winch hazards, inadequate risk assessment and absent intervention, with actions focused on hazard identification, assessment reviews and stopping unsafe work.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
A crewman fractured and severely abraded his foot after standing on a rotating tugger winch drum.
IMCA SF 16/19. Themes: control of work, line of fire, machinery and equipment.