Safety Flash
Crew member cut hand on broken glass during heavy weather
Crew member cut hand on broken glass during heavy weather
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/24
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FirePersonal Protective Equipment
- Hand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- Personal protective equipment
- Safety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A galley worker injured their left hand when a glass slipped, struck the sink and broke during heavy weather aboard a rolling vessel. The injury required seven stitches. The flash highlights awareness of weather-related task risks, pausing to consider hand safety and the additional protection gloves could have provided.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A member of the galley team suffered a serious hand injury when washing a glass during a period of heavy weather.
IMCA SF 16/24. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, personal protective equipment.