Safety Flash
Lost time injury (LTI) – Finger laceration due to use of knife
Lost time injury (LTI) – Finger laceration due to use of knife
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/17
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
- Hand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- Hand toolsPersonal protective equipment
Summary
A crew member suffered finger and nail injuries when a knife slipped while cutting towards his free hand, despite wearing ANSI Level 4 cut-resistant gloves. Recovery required two weeks off work. The flash stresses keeping body parts clear of the cutting line and explains the limitations of gloves against serious knife wounds.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Summary
A crew member was working with a knife when his knife suddenly slipped and sliced a layer of skin off his index finger and part of the nail off the next finger on his left hand.
IMCA SF 23/17. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire.