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Lessons Learned: Fractured Finger During Anchor Handling

22 October 2023

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IMCA reports of an incident where a crew member suffered a finger injury during anchor handling.

What happened?

A crew member suffered a serious finger injury when he got his finger trapped. The incident occurred when a vessel had been installing mooring elements, suction anchors and mooring chain. Whilst handling chain, the injured person got his finger squeezed when loosening a bolt (pin) from the central part of a Kenter link (Kenter heart). He went to see the medic...

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Unplanned ROV Maintenance Leads To Crew Injury

19 January 2021

In the latest version of safety events, IMCA has described a case where a crewmember broke his finger during ROV maintenance.

The incident

A worker broke his finger whilst working on an ROV. The incident occurred during ROV maintenance when he was single-handedly removing a bumper bar located above head height.

As IMCA explained, during the process, the bumper bar snagged on the ROV structure. This required the injured person (a short service employee) to free it by hand.

The weight of the bumper...

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[Answer] How To Prevent Finger Injuries by Wearing the Right Gloves?

8 December 2020

Gard club has highlighted the working practices and recommendations to prevent finger injuries aboard vessels.

Finger and hand injuries

The Gard P&I Club reported that over a ten year period between 2009-2018, a 25% of all the crew accidents were finger and hand injuries related. Based on the Club’s portofolio, the data presented that ratings are nearly twice as likely to suffer from such injuries in comparison to the officers.

Apart from the ratings, the majority of finger/hand injuries were...

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