Safety Flash
Fatality: Fall from height in shipyard
Fatality: Fall from height in shipyard
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/06
- Competence and TrainingCrane and RiggingLifting OperationsWorking at Height
- Falls from heightLine of fireMechanical failure
- Lifting operationsRiggingWorking at height
- Fall protection equipmentLifting accessories
- Competence and trainingFall preventionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A worker dismantling an elbow pipe aboard a vessel in a shipyard was struck by a failed lifting lug and fell from a height of about seven metres, later dying of his injuries. The flash highlights rigging discussions, worker training, risk assessments, toolbox meetings and appropriate fall restraints.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A failed lifting lug struck a worker during pipe dismantling, causing a fatal fall from approximately seven metres.
IMCA SF 01/06. Themes: competence and training, crane and rigging, lifting operations, working at height.