Investigation Report
Subsea Engineer Injured Knee While Pulling Load Tagline
07-12-2018 22:15 G17565 AC 857 Injury - RW/JT (>3 days)
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Musculoskeletal health
- Lifting operationsManual handling
- Risk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Vessel
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Summary
BSEE investigates a knee injury sustained by a subsea engineer pulling a tagline to guide a crane-lowered load aboard the drillship Thalassa. The report attributes the injury to excessive pulling despite a verbal risk assessment. Enquiries used telephone and email rather than an onsite investigation; the form and narrative give conflicting incident dates.
Classifications: Musculoskeletal health; MSDs; musculoskeletal disorders.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.