Safety Flash
Fall leading to serious personal injury
Fall leading to serious personal injury
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/22
- Line of FireSlips, Trips and Falls
- Line of fireSlips, trips and falls
- DrillingManual handling
- Emergency responseOperating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crew member fell while manoeuvring a drill tool alone aboard a moving vessel, sustaining concussion and soft tissue injuries. The flash identifies shortcomings in task risk assessment and work instructions, discusses slippery conditions and drill-floor layout, and records revised methods, handling equipment changes and a successful planned medical emergency response.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crew member suffered a fall leading to concussion and other serious injuries.
IMCA SF 20/22. Themes: line of fire, slips, trips and falls.