Question

George and Don gathered their tools to prepare the repairs and installation of hatches on top of a tanker trailer. They put on their fire retardant coveralls hard hats and safety glasses, their safety boots were already on. The top of the tanker trailer sits 5 meters above the ground, requiring them to climb the ladder to the top of the trailer. Part of the repairs and replacement of hatch covers requires applying silicone to rubber gaskets to keep them from drying out. George started on one hatch, while Don worked on a second.

From the start of their shift, both men were talking about the start of the NHL season, specifically how the Edmonton Oilers need to find players that can play with Conner McDavid, or they will miss the playoffs again. Don a big Toronto Maple Leafs fan was talking about how John Travers should be named the captain. As Don stated this was the year that the Leafs would win the Cup. George turned and told him he was crazy. The hatch George was working on fell into position crushing his hand.

Don immediately, called for help, an ambulance was called, and George was rushed to the hospital. While George did not lose his hand he did lose the movement of three of his fingers.

Task using the above narrative, and the provided accident report, conduct an investigation into the incident. Was it preventable? Why?

Answer 1

Communication is an important part for active work but this conversation should not be distractive or out of the actual work when working. Here both of them were out of their topic which were not related to their profession and causing loss of control due to an argument and judgement made between each other and causing injury to George.Hence unprofessional conversations could have been avoided and both should have concentrated on the work completely thsn talking about NHL season.