Lost time injury (LTI): Trapped finger
- Safety Flash
- Published on 14 July 2014
- Generated on 27 August 2025
- IMCA SF 12/14
- 1 minute read
The Marine Safety Forum has published safety flash 14-27 regarding an incident in which a crew member lost the tip of his finger when it was crushed between the ship’s rail and a bulk hose connection on which he was working.
Injuries to fingers, hands and feet are amongst the more common incidents reported to IMCA. We focus here on crush injuries to fingers caused during cargo or mooring operations.
Members may wish to refer to the following similar incidents (key words: crush, injury, fingers):
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IMCA SF 02/08
4 February 2008
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IMCA SF 03/05
1 March 2005
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