Safety Flash
Crew member in small boat slipped and dislocated shoulder
Crew member in small boat slipped and dislocated shoulder
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/23
- DivingHuman FactorsMarine Operations
- Human factorsRisk managementVessel collision
- Diving operations
- Operating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crew member kneeling in a diving workboat dislocated his shoulder while bracing against its internal structure after the boat pitched into a mooring buoy. The flash identifies gaps in risk assessment and project planning, and calls for consideration of instinctual behaviour and review of small-boat safety briefings.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crew member kneeling down in a workboat was injured when the boat moved suddenly as a result of the sea state
IMCA SF 16/23. Themes: diving, human factors, marine operations.