Safety Flash
MSF: Two LTIs – a slip and a fall, and trapping a thumb
MSF: Two LTIs – a slip and a fall, and trapping a thumb
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 28/18
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireSlips, Trips and Falls
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesSlips, trips and falls
- Competence and trainingOperational supervisionSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Two Marine Safety Forum cases describe a fractured toe following a slip on external vessel stairs and a thumb squeezed while opening a watertight door. The flash discusses checking anti-slip measures, handrail technique, crew familiarisation, supervision and marking door-frame hazards. Conditions during the stair incident were dry.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Two vessel incidents involved a slip on wet surfaces and a thumb trapped between a watertight door and its frame.
IMCA SF 28/18. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, slips, trips and falls.