Safety Flash
LTI – Person fractured pelvis in a fall from a ladder
LTI – Person fractured pelvis in a fall from a ladder
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/23
- Contractor ManagementManagement of ChangeSlips, Trips and FallsWorking at Height
- Falls from heightLeadership and safety cultureSlips, trips and falls
- Working at height
- Ladder
- Contractor managementManagement of changeRisk assessmentStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crew member fractured his pelvis after slipping from a temporary cargo-hold access ladder aboard a cargo vessel. The flash examines blocked permanent access, an unprotected platform edge, absent risk assessment and change management, and unchallenged subcontractor standards. Actions address contractor assurance, supervision, stop-work authority and safe access.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Onboard a cargo vessel a crew member fell 4-5 metres from a temporary access ladder and fractured his pelvis; after surgery, the injured person needed at least three months to recover
IMCA SF 20/23. Themes: contractor management, management of change, slips, trips and falls, working at height.