Safety Flash
LTI – Crew member fell down open hatch
LTI – Crew member fell down open hatch
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 18/23
- Control of WorkSlips, Trips and Falls
- Falls from heightRisk managementSlips, trips and falls
- Mooring operations
- Fall preventionSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crew member securing a rope during mooring stumbled into an open hatchway, sustaining three broken ribs and a lost time injury. The flash identifies failures in communication and hazard recognition, absent barriers and warning signs, and lack of a toolbox meeting. It recommends task-specific briefings and discussing protective measures.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During mooring, while attempting to secure the rope on the aft section of the vessel, a crew member stumbled and fell into an open hatchway, suffering three broken ribs, which led to a Lost Time Injury (LTI)
IMCA SF 18/23. Themes: control of work, slips, trips and falls.