Safety Flash
Lift bags broke free
Lift bags broke free
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 02/08
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsMachinery and Equipment
- EntanglementMechanical failure
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessoriesRotating machinery
- Marine industry
- Subsea
Summary
Two deflated lift bags broke free during recovery through the splashzone after unsuitable handling points were used for lifting. One was subsequently found caught in a vessel thruster, requiring docking for repair. The company suggested using appropriate lifting points, marking them clearly and removing or stitching together handling strops.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
Lift bags separated during recovery after unsuitable handling points failed, later becoming caught in a vessel thruster.
IMCA SF 02/08. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, machinery and equipment.