a assignment about safety system and risk analysis

ENGG5103 Safety Systems & Risk Analysis

Assignment 3 – Incident Investigation Exercise

Incident Information Update #1 – Tue Week 11

The following list contains information pertaining to the incident related to the crane:

• You have quickly attended the scene of the incident, arriving a few minutes after the incident

occurred.

• Worker 1 (W1) is currently trapped on the flat bed of a truck underneath a load of scaffolding

equipment with only their head, upper torso and arms visible, they are currently unconscious.

They have visible injuries to their head which is bleeding profusely.

• There are approximately 5-6 other workers removing the scaffolding equipment and a work site

first aider (WFA) is attending worker 1

• Worker 2 (W2) was operating the crane, they are a contractor on site. The crane is on a tower

mast 20 stories high.

• Worker 3 (W3) was working with W1 on the back of the truck

• Worker 4 (W4) was to the side of the truck and observed the incident, he is saying that the load

was not secured correctly when it was being lifted

• There was a diesel generator and two jack hammers operating nearby at the time of the incident

• There was dust stirred up by the jack hammer and other operations which is still quite apparent

in the air