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Mind the gap: a PPE incident during chipping on deck
['Mariska Buitendijk']
SWZ|Maritime
While chipping, a particle of rust passed through a gap near the nose in his goggles and into the eye.
The Nautical Institute describes this incident and the lessons to be learned from it in a new Mars Report.
The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses.
Also read: Chemical burn on ship due to inadequate PPEMars ReportsThis accident was covered in the Mars Reports, originally published as Mars 202621.
Picture by The Nautical Institute.