Safety Flash
Pedestal Drill Chuck Assembly Detached Causing Head Injury
Pedestal Drill Chuck Assembly Detached Causing Head Injury
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/20
- Competence and TrainingControl of WorkMachinery and EquipmentPersonal Protective Equipment
- Line of fireMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
- Competence and trainingOperational supervisionRisk assessmentStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crewman suffered a forehead laceration when a benchtop drill’s chuck assembly was ejected in a vessel’s engine room. An unauthorised bolt substitution for the spindle sleeve, inadequate supervision and an unsafe work system were identified. Lessons address avoiding modified tools, inspecting equipment and removing unfit machinery from use.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An improperly modified bench drill chuck detached during use and struck a worker’s forehead.
IMCA SF 16/20. Themes: competence and training, control of work, machinery and equipment, personal protective equipment.