Hand Injuries

Most Recent Hand Injuries Alerts

Finger Injury During Rescue Boat Launch Drill

Number: 21-03

Finger injury / partial amputation during a launch drill of the vessels rescue boat.

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Finger injury during wire transfer operations

Number: 20-07

Crush injury to vessel crew members finger during wire transfer operations

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LTI – Fractured Toe

Number: 18-27

The IP was transiting from one deck to a lower using the external stairway. While carrying a bucket in one hand and holding onto the handrail with the other. As the IP descended the stairway the IP’s foot

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LTI – Squeezed Thumb

Number: 18-24

The Injured Party was opening the watertight door into the bow thruster room at the end of his shift. As he placed his hand on the operating handle, he placed his other hand on the watertight door framework

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Lost Time Injury – Cut to Hand

Number: 18-10

Shortly after departure, a crew member reported to the Bridge with a cut to his hand. He had been carrying empty boxes from the store and through the galley when he caught his hand on the sharp edge

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Cut Finger changing Mop Head

Number: 15-05

One of our crew has had a very painful accident that caused him to cut his finger. He was preparing to carry out a routine cleaning task and was in the process of changing a sponge mop head.

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