Safety Flash
Serious injury in towing operation
Serious injury in towing operation
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/04
- Control of WorkLine of FireMarine Operations
- Line of fire
- Towing
- Wire rope
- Contractor managementOperating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Three tug crew members were seriously injured after entering the aft deck without the captain’s permission to fit a stop wire. During manoeuvring, the tow wire tensioned and jumped a guiding pin. The flash examines procedural breaches, restricted bridge visibility and missing toolbox talks, and identifies risk-assessment, communication and vessel-selection improvements.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Towing; towage.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
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
Three crew members were seriously injured when a tow wire tensioned during an unauthorised deck operation.
IMCA SF 04/04. Themes: control of work, line of fire, marine operations.