Safety Alert
High Potential Near Miss – Man Lifted from Deck of Supply Vessel
High Potential Near Miss – Man Lifted from Deck of Supply Vessel
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 06-30
- Lifting OperationsMarine Operations
- Entanglement
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRigging
- CraneLifting accessories
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A near-miss alert describes a deckhand becoming entangled in a coiled sling tag line during backloading of rubbish bags from a rig to a supply vessel. Crane movement lifted him approximately 10–20 ft (3–6 metres) before the operation stopped. He was immediately lowered to the deck uninjured.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
IADC Alert 06-30. Themes: lifting operations, marine operations.