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Serious LTI – Crew member slipped on deck breaking his leg

Publisher
IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
Type
Safety Flash
Reference
IMCA SF 08/23
Date
Themes
Evacuation, Escape and RescueManual HandlingSlips, Trips and Falls

Summary

Three engineering crew members were involved in the manual handling of a bunker hose from an upper storage area to a lower deck storage area accessed via a spiral staircase. One of the engineers slipped on a greasy area of the deck breaking his right leg (fibula or calf bone) in the fall.

IMCA SF 08/23. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, manual handling, slips, trips and falls.

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