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Freedom of Information request on hoisting incidents (FOI 21/951)

Published 17 January 2022

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13th September 2021

FOI 21/951

Dear

Thank you for your request for information regarding hoisting incidents, received on 19th August 2021.

Please note that the incidents for 2014 바카라 사이트“ 2020 are full years, but the information for 2021 is only up to August 2021.

1.How many hoisting incident have occurred each year 2014-2021

The figures below are for all incidents to do with both hoists and slings for these time periods.

  • 2014: 114 incidents reported

  • 2015: 75 incidents reported

  • 2016 104 incidents reported

  • 2017: 97 incidents reported

  • 2018 92 incidents reported

  • 2019: 65 incidents reported

  • 2020: 52 incidents reported

  • 2021: 44 incidents reported (year to August 2021)

Figures for incidents involving sling only (Please note that these figures are for all sling types:

  • 2014: 41 incidents reported

  • 2015: 24 incidents reported

  • 2016 36 incidents reported

  • 2017: 48 incidents reported

  • 2018 29 incidents reported

  • 2019: 25 incidents reported

  • 2020: 8 incidents reported

  • 2021: 19 incidents reported (year to August 2021)

2.The causes of these hoist incidents

The causes of the incidents reported fall into a number of categories:

  • No fault found with the device
  • Use error
  • Electrical failure
  • Mechanical failure
  • Component failure
  • Manufacturing failure, including deficiencies in quality control
  • Poor Instructions for use
  • Material problem
  • Design of device
  • Interoperability Problem Identified
  • Maintenance problem

3.The types of equipment used we are very interested to see if there has been a decrease in the incidents of deaths using hygiene/toileting slings

The number incidents which involved a death are set out below, again for both hoists and slings:

  • 2014: 3 reported
  • 2015: 1 reported
  • 2016 3 reported
  • 2017: 3 reported
  • 2018 3 reported
  • 2019: 3 reported
  • 2020: 3 reported
  • 2021: 1 reported (year to August 2021)

Sling deaths, please note these figures are for all slings, figures for toileting/hygiene slings are not noted separately:

  • 2014: 2 reported
  • 2015: 0 reported
  • 2016 3 reported
  • 2017: 2 reported
  • 2018 0 reported
  • 2019: 1 reported
  • 2020: 0 reported
  • 2021: 0 reported (year to August 2021)

A separate search of the database for incidents involving toilet/hygiene slings found two incidents, but no deaths. One in 2014 conclusion: (incorrect slings used for toileting purposes) and another in 2018 (conclusion: fault with the hoist). There have been no incidents reported since.

I hope that this information answers your questions.

Kind regards,

MHRA Customer Service Centre

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