Safety Flash
LTI – Crew person cracked shin bone
LTI – Crew person cracked shin bone
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/23
- Control of WorkSimultaneous OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Human factorsSlips, trips and falls
- Inspection and maintenance
- Exclusion zonesRisk assessmentSafety communicationStop-work authority
Summary
An engineer fractured his tibia after taking a shortcut around stairs where maintenance obstructed access to a control panel. He struck the stairs, lost balance and hit his ankle on a valve. The flash highlights maintenance-related access hazards, risk assessment, communication, signage, physical barriers and stopping unsafe work.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Summary
An engineer suffered a broken shin when he slipped taking a shortcut into the engine room
IMCA SF 16/23. Themes: control of work, simultaneous operations, slips, trips and falls.