Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 68% (Target = 67%)
Close Calls Raised – 139 (Target = 146)
% of Close Calls in <90’s – 86% (Target = 85%)
Incidents last week
| 07/08/2018 Epsom | Staff Accident A Ganymede contractor was walking back to the access gate over a wheel timber bridge when his foot went partially through the decking and he tripped, landing on his leg and arm. There were no injuries. No first aid and no absence from work. A form of Golden Hour was performed by Ganymede and arrangements were made to inspect the bridge to warn other users and make safe. |
| 07/08/2018 Waterloo | Staff Accident A member of Interserve Contract staff was driving a buggy transporting 3 wheelie bins of rubbish and a member of SWR station staff was caught on their right hand side causing cuts / lacerations to her right arm, hand and bruising to her right shoulder. They attended hospital where they found nothing broken, but the wrist had been sprained and a support was fitted. There was no lost time. |
| 08/08/2018 Raynes Park | Security Breach Raynes Park ECO reported that a security breach had occurred on the Ops Floor with BBC journalists who had arranged to film with CRE staff overnight on the track working on faulty hook switches. Having been let in at the gate, no-one was then present at the door to brief them and sign them in. The visit had been arranged via the Network Rail Press Office and Inner Project Manager. |
| 15/08/2018 Brockenhurst | Staff Accident A member of Eastleigh whilst undertaking TCR testing, received an electric shock from the TCR relay that became live. The IP confirmed that they felt fine but were advised to get a check-up following the electric shock. The shock was received to the right hand. IP later reconfirmed that they were suffering no ill effects. No absence from work anticipated. |
| 18/08/2018 Epsom | Cat A SPAD Wimbledon SSM advised that the Driver of GTR 1I20 10:25 London Victoria – Horsham has reported that they just gone past W457 at Epsom at Danger. The Driver made no allegation against the signalling or the unit and stated that the cause was a loss of concentration. Driver relieved of duty at Epsom. This incident will be investigated by GTR. |
| 23/08/2018 Datchet | Staff Accident A member of Feltham S&T was walking down the track to site as a lookout when the ballast shifted beneath them and they tripped over. The injured party sustained a grazed right arm and landed on their right knee. No first aid was required and no lost time was anticipated. The Golden Hour was applied. |
| 25/08/2018 Kingston | Staff Accident A member of Feltham S&T was crossing the line at Kingston and heading back towards the van when they stepped across the running rail and stepped either on some loose ballast or the edge of a sleeper and rolled their left ankle. The Injured Party was assisted back to the van after feeling light headed. The ankle became swollen, the Golden Hour was applied and the Injured Party was sent home to rest it. |
| 26/08/2018 Southcote Junction | Possession Irregularity – Item 13 (Wessex 90) The Basingstoke ASC Signaller reported that T3 possession item 90 Wessex (Western 13) between Southcote Junction – Mortimer had been given up at 07:40, but the PICOP had not called them. The first that Basingstoke ASC was aware, was when 1O06 09:52 Reading – Bournemouth appeared. The Didcot Thames Valley Signaller was made aware and T2815 was placed to danger to stop 1O26 until the correct process was followed through with Basingstoke. This incident will be investigated by the Western Route. |
| 26/08/2018 | 2C46 Wrong Route Offered and Taken 2C46 14:54 Reading – London Waterloo was offered the route towards Blackwater vice Ascot and the Driver took the route. As a result of the wrong route, all lines were affected with the exception GWR services toward Reading and it required a response team to assist recover the unit. This incident is subject to further investigation as the Signaller, Guard and Driver had all made an error resulting in this event occurring. |
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