Safety Flash
LTI: finger injury during lifting operations
LTI: finger injury during lifting operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 25/18
- Control of WorkHand and Finger InjuriesLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessories
- Operating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
Summary
A crewman sustained a serious hand injury during subsea mattress recovery when another crew member operated a handling beam’s quick-release bar while he freed a trapped sling. The flash identifies pin design, sling width and communication failures, and suggests defined roles, command protocols and consideration of sling-positioning aids.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
A crew member’s finger was trapped when a quick-release lifting mechanism re-engaged while a sling was being repositioned.
IMCA SF 25/18. Themes: control of work, hand and finger injuries, lifting operations, line of fire.