Safety Flash
Fingertip crush injury sustained during lifting operation
Fingertip crush injury sustained during lifting operation
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 21/25
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Lifting operations
- Crane
- Lifting planSafety communicationStop-work authority
Summary
A rigger suffered fingertip crush injuries while guiding a pressure cap weighing over 2000 kg onto grillage. Its collar lowered as designed when the inner section landed, trapping fingers. Preliminary findings highlight equipment-specific lift planning, hands-free lifting, discussion of load hazards and stop-work authority.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Summary
A rigger sustained crush injuries to several fingertips working on deck during the relocation of a pressure cap
IMCA SF 21/25. Themes: hand and finger injuries, lifting operations, line of fire.