Hand injury from jagged coaming

摘要

A deckhand was engaged in chipping and painting assorted fittings on deck. While working on a particularly badly corroded access trunk coaming, he decided to rig a temporary newspaper screen across its opening to prevent rust particles from falling into the space below. As he was trying to fix the screen in place with adhesive tape, the jagged lip of the coaming inflicted a cut on his right hand. First aid was admin istered on board before the deckhand was taken to see a doctor ashore, who dressed the wound and allowed him to return to the vessel.