Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 72% (Target = 67%)
Close Calls Raised – 52 (Target = 146)
% of Close Calls in <90’s – 84% (Target = 85%)
Incidents last week
| 02/06/2018 Eastleigh |
Cat A SPAD 0W29 Freightliner light locomotive 0W29 passed E221 signal by half a Loco after assuming that the route would be set into the yard. There was no allegation against the signal. This incident is subject to further investigation. |
| 04/06/2018 Alton / Basingstoke |
Staff Accident (RTA) A member of Telecoms Outer was stationary on the A339 and whilst waiting for a car in front make a right hand turn on to Whitedown Lane, another vehicle hit them from behind. It was unclear what speed they had been travelling, but substantial damage was sustained to the 3rd party vehicle. The Golden Hour was applied and no medical attention was required. |
| 07/06/2018 Fareham |
Staff Accident A member of Havant PWay was cutting a rail with a disc cutter when the blade pinched in the rail pulling the disc cutter forward. The motion yanked the Injured Party’s hand pulling on their right hand thumb causing a strain. The Golden Hour was applied, pain killers were taken and there was no lost time. |
| 10/06/2018 Epsom |
Staff Accident A member of the Inner PWay sustained a sharp pain in their back and numbness in their legs which resulted in them falling backwards whilst using an impact wrench. The Golden Hour was applied and the injured party attended A&E. The Injured Party was prescribed painkillers and given crutches having seen a physio. This was a lost time injury. |
| 11/06/2018 Clapham Junction |
Staff Accident (RTA) The Emergency Intervention Unit (EIU) Mobile Operations Manager (MOM) and British Transport Police (BTP) were stationary within their vehicle at a set of traffic lights. A car then attempted to overtake the EIU vehicle, but drove into the side of it at low speed causing minor damage. There were no injuries and the Golden Hour was applied for chain of care. |
| 13/06/2018 Thames Ditton / Hampton Court Junction |
Staff Accident A Distant Lookout from the Inner PWay had finished carrying out their duties and was carrying a lookout kit whilst walking in the wide way. He caught his foot on the wooden edging of a walkway which caused him to fall forward striking the ground with his face sustaining a minor injury to his chin. He put out his hand to break the fall, sustaining bruising and minor skin abrasions to his right elbow and forearm, as well as suspected damage to a bone in his shoulder. The Golden Hour was applied and the Injured Party attended hospital where neck brace was put on as a precaution and pain killers prescribed. This accident became a lost time. |
| 15/06/2018 Eastleigh |
Suspected Asbestos Exposure Two members of staff were thought to have been exposed to asbestos dust on the ground which had come from an Eastleigh Works building being demolished. The area had not been cordoned off and there were no warning signs of advice as they drove through and walked over the area. The Golden Hour was applied. This incident is subject to further investigation. |
| 16/06/2018 Teddington |
Irregular Working / Close Call A Raynes Park Electrical Control Room Operator received a door alarm at Teddington Substation and identified that a member of S&T cover had entered the building without the correct competency. This incident is subject to further investigation. |
| 17/06/2018 Southampton / Millbrook |
Possession Irregularity The Operations Delivery Manager reported that a T3 possession irregularity had occurred within Item 45. The PICOP had been arranging to shorten the block and had agreed the new limits, but had overlooked instructing Possession Support Staff (PSS) to remove the protection before authorising the Signaller to re-open the lines. The error was realised quickly before the trains began to run and no members of staff were in danger. This incident is subject to further investigation. |
| 17/06/2018 Twickenham Junction |
Worksite Irregularity A Track Quality Specialist working within T3 possession item 152 received a call from Global Rail staff working at 11m 48ch about an RRV trailer which had derailed. The derailment had damaged 3 impedance bond side leads. The trailer was quarantined ready for inspection by Readypower and the incident was subject to further investigation. |
Material
Safety Advice NRA 18/08 – Vegetation management during the bird nesting period
Safety Bulletin NRB 18/10 – Fatal accident – Fall from height
Lessons Learnt – Electrical Shock Location Cabinet June 18
Lessons Learnt – Slips, Trips & Falls June 18
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