Safety Flash
Lost Time Injury (LTI): Fall on Staircase
Lost Time Injury (LTI): Fall on Staircase
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 22/18
- Personal Protective EquipmentSlips, Trips and Falls
- Slips, trips and falls
- Personal protective equipment
- Fall preventionSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A vessel crewman fell while descending stairs, catching his foot in a gap at the bottom and sustaining fractures and dislocation. The flash discusses footwear condition and possible nightshift fatigue, and records warning signage and staircase modification. Lessons address PPE replacement and handrail use.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
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
A worker’s foot caught in a staircase gap while descending, causing multiple fractures and requiring hospital treatment.
IMCA SF 22/18. Themes: personal protective equipment, slips, trips and falls.