Safety Flash
Worker seriously injured when 1 tonne load fell on him
Worker seriously injured when 1 tonne load fell on him
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/16
- Dropped ObjectsLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsDropped objectsLine of fire
- Vehicles and driving
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Summary
A worker assisting a forklift operator to remove a one-tonne marble sheet from a container suffered serious crush injuries, a fractured sternum and head lacerations when it fell on him. The HSE identified an unsafe system of work and successfully prosecuted the cargo handling company.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Summary
A marble sheet fell from a container during forklift handling and caused severe crush injuries to a nearby worker.
IMCA SF 19/16. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations, line of fire.