Wessex Safety Hour – 6th June 2017

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 63%  (Target = 67%)

Close Calls Raised – 31  (Target = 58)

% of Close Calls in <90’s – 93%  (Target = 85%)

 

Incidents last week

8/05/2017
Portsmouth and Southsea
Staff Accident
A member of Havant S&T cut their left hand index finger.
First aid was given and they attended a walk-in clinic.
The Golden Hour was applied and this was not a lost time injury.
29/05/2017
Havant
Brake Failure on a Road Railer
Whilst a Road Railer was being driven back from Witley to Havant, its brakes failed approaching a roundabout resulting in the vehicle going straight across it.
Apart from the Driver being in shock, no injuries were sustained.
The Golden Hour was applied and there was no lost time.
29/05/2017
Portcreek Junction
Worksite Irregularity
The Section Supervisor for Inner distribution (On Call) advised that he had been informed that Works Delivery staff had been working on point heating equipment whilst being live within T3 item 62.
Works Delivery do not hold this competency.
The Section Supervisor made the area safe by cutting out the electrical supply to the strips and would reconnect at a later date.
The incident was Close Called and is subject to further investigation.
30/05/2017
Surbiton
Staff Accident
An Inner Assistant Track Section Manager was changing trains at Surbiton and boarded a very crowded train.
Another passenger got on and pushed into their bag twisting it around and forcing their left shoulder into a hand rail.The Injured Party had an existing rotator cuff injury which was expatriated by the action.
The Golden Hour was applied.
02/06/2017
New Malden
Staff Accident
Upon the completion of works within a T3 possession and loading grinding equipment on the back of a van, a Welding Team Leader trapped his left hand causing some swelling and bruising.
The Golden Hour was applied and this was not a lost time injury.
04/06/2017
Kew Bridge
Staff Accident
A PWay Team Leader was walking along the cess when some loose ballast gave way twisting his left knee.
An ice pack was used to reduce any swelling.
The Golden Hour was applied and the Injured Party was due to see his GP on Monday (05/06/17) morning.
This was a lost time injury.
04/06/2017
Eastleigh Pre-Assembly Depot
Derailment
DB Cargo reported that a Coalfish wagon became derailed between 4/6 Road over a set of hand points during a shunting movement.
The PWay who patrol, but do not maintain the area reported that 3 or 4 sleepers had been replaced consecutively recently by an outside party,  but had not been packed. There was also evidence of soil/sand being used rather than ballast.
It was therefore believed that the area had been loose enough to allow the waggon to move causing the derailment.

Material

IP Southern Home Safe 31 May 17
London Bridge – Stakeholder Briefing – 4 June 2017

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