Falls from a height. Risk of suffering a traumatism for crew on vessels of the water basins of the North.
Journal Title: Biuletyn Instytutu Morskiego - Year 2016, Vol 31, Issue 1
Abstract
Members of a ship’s crew often suffer a traumatism resulting from falls from a height. Traumatism is a common type of damage affecting those on vessels of the water basins of the north. Falling on board of sea transport vessels occurs 3.7 times more often than on river ones, and 5.6 times more often than on fishing vessels. For the purposes of this work, 217 accidents of fall from a height were analyzed, which constituted 9.8% of all cases of traumatism (15.3 per 1000 employees). The average age of the injured was 32.3 years. The highest frequency of falls from a height occurred among workers 18-20 years old. The highest number of falls from a height among ships’ crews was found among the members with working experience of about one year. The other groups of marine specialists frequently falling from a height were sailors and minders. Highly dangerous work generating falls from a height on vessels happens on transition paths on decks and gangways and is connected with handling and maintenance of deck machinery, mooring, and hatch covers. Alcohol intoxication was found to influence 17.3% of falls from a height on vessels of this group of workers. The major pathologies resulting from falls from a height of members of ships’ crew were various bone fractures, traumatic brain injury, severe bruises, and wounds.The period of disability of the patients with traumatic pathology resulting from falls from a height was on average 80.2 working days, including 29.4 days of spent receiving medical care in a hospital. Recovery occurred in 88.6% cases, and 2.0% of patients obtained legal disability status.
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Konstantin Shapovalov
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