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Agitator started moving during mud tank cleaning – leading to injury

Publisher
IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
Type
Safety Flash
Reference
IMCA SF 12/20
Date
Themes
Confined SpaceContractor ManagementIsolationLine of Fire

Summary

An agitator in a mud tank started up when an employee of a third-party contractor working in the tank was in the way. He was hit by the agitator paddle in his lower back and fell to the tank floor.

IMCA SF 12/20. Themes: confined space, contractor management, isolation, line of fire.

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