Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 67%  (Target = 67%)

Close Calls Raised – 56  (Target = 85)

% of Close Calls in <90’s – 81%  (Target = 80%)

 

Incidents last week

06/11/2016 Sunningdale Level Crossing	Staff Accident A PWay Team Leader was stuck on the knee with a rhino horn attachment on an RRV whilst undertaking his duties as a machine controller. The rhino horn that was being used was quarantined and an alternative arranged following the incident. 14:04 – The Team Leader attended hospital, but was subsequently discharged. There were no broken bones, but they had badly bruised their kneecap and would be off work for approximately 5 days. Golden Hour applied.
07/11/2016 Wimbledon ASC	Fire Thick black smoke poured from the Battery room onto the operating floor resulting in the box having to be evacuated for up to 90 minutes. Signallers managed the situation by bringing trains to a stand in a controlled manor and advising fringe locations before they left. The fault was identified to be a single battery cell which was breaking down, smoking and melting as it did so. This is subject to further investigation about the incident and follow up review of the evacuation and post management processes.
08/11/2016 Eastleigh ASC	Staff Accident A contract cleaner for Interserve received an electric shock from the light switch by the sink within the signalling centre locker room as the metal plate had become live. The cleaner was able to continue with her duties and the Shift Manager covered the switch with insulation tape, reported it to Close Call and the Property Action Help Line.
08/11/2016 Datchet	Staff Accident Member of staff working for B and M for Investment Projects was working on a culvert on the 07/11/2016 at approximately 16:00hrs. The Injured Party was tying up a brick clamp and knocked his left hand when it slipped. There was no bruising or abrasion at the time, but overnight the injury had swollen and his manager advised him to go to hospital. Upon hospital examination, the Injured Party had sustained a bruised tendon. There were no broken bones. He was advised to take ibuprofen and was now back to work with no ill effects.
09/11/2016 Warblington / Emsworth	Staff Accident A PWay Apprentice sustained arc eye whilst completing measured shovelling packing on the Down Brighton. The Apprentice had a loaded shovel of ballast which was distributed and what may have been a metal object within the load, caused a flash over. The Apprentices legs went to jelly and he had temporary blindness for around 10 minutes. An emergency call was made to the Signaller and the Apprentice was taken to hospital for tests. Post these tests, his eyes were seen to be fine and no lost time was anticipated.
10/11/2016 West Byfleet / Byfleet and New Haw	Staff Accident A member of PWay staff was carrying a scoping bag and a track spanner whilst walking along the troughing route on the Down side.As he did so, he slipped on loose ballast that was on top of it and was unable to break his fall and fell onto his left hand side injuring his rib cage.The Injured Party went back to the depot and carried out some office duties before going home, but as a precaution he went to hospital. The hospital advised that he had internal bruising and no cracked ribs. Golden Hour applied. This is a lost time injury.
10/11/2016 Feltham	Staff Accident A member of Feltham PWay reported that he had an accident the on 09/11/2016 at 12:30 whilst in the mess room after getting out of his seat and bumping into a colleague who had heated some food in the microwave. The food spilt onto his right arm and he ran it under cold water. No hospital or GP visit was required at the time however; if the symptoms did get worse he was going to visit his doctor. Golden Hour applied.This was not a lost time injury.
11/11/2016 Basingstoke	Operational Irregularity Basingstoke ASC reported that he granted a Line Blockage with a train in section. The Line Block was for Item 80 on the Down Slow from beyond BE127 points to approach BE2512 points and 1B01 was in the section when it was granted. The signaller advised that he thought it was shorter than it was.Note: A near miss was not declared. The incident is subject to further investigation, but poor commuincation and not coming to a clear understanding appears to have been a contributing factor.

Material

1. Shared Learning – Displaced ASDO Beacon Wimbledon
2. Shared Learning – Short Circuit bar Fulwell Junction
3. IP Southern Home Safe 9 Nov
4. German controller confesses over Bad Aibling rail crash

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