Safety Flash
MSF: Serious hand injury – high pressure air
MSF: Serious hand injury – high pressure air
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/24
- Hand and Finger InjuriesInspection and MaintenancePressure Systems
- Hand and finger injuriesLine of firePressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Breathing apparatusGas cylinderValve
- Functional testingEnergy and process isolationOperating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
During a vessel fire drill, a crewmember assisting with breathing apparatus suffered a finger injury from high-pressure air released through a cylinder valve’s pilot vent hole. Surgical treatment was required. The flash relays MSF recommendations on connection tightening, leak checks, breathing checks and low-pressure alarm testing.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Breathing apparatus; SCBA; self-contained breathing apparatus.
Classifications: Gas cylinder; compressed gas bottle; gas cylinders.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety alert 24-05 relating to a finger injury caused by a release of high pressure air.
IMCA SF 16/24. Themes: hand and finger injuries, inspection and maintenance, pressure systems.