Safety Flash
Finger injury during work with rotating machinery
Finger injury during work with rotating machinery
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 28/17
- Hand and Finger InjuriesMachinery and EquipmentPersonal Protective Equipment
- EntanglementHand and finger injuries
- Personal protective equipmentRotating machinery
- Operating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A cargo-vessel crewman dislocated his left thumb when his leather glove became entangled in a pillar drill while removing metal chips. The flash describes onboard treatment, absent risk assessment and toolbox discussion, and ignored glove restrictions. Actions address risk assessment, hazard communication, visible warnings and consideration of additional supervision.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Whilst working with a pillar drilling machine, a crewman got his glove caught in the rotating bit and dislocated his left thumb.
IMCA SF 28/17. Themes: hand and finger injuries, machinery and equipment, personal protective equipment.