Safety Flash
LTI: Stored energy – rigger injured leg working on quayside
LTI: Stored energy – rigger injured leg working on quayside
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/21
- Lifting OperationsLine of FireSimultaneous OperationsVehicles and Driving
- Line of fire
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRiggingVehicles and driving
- Lifting accessoriesPersonal protective equipment
- Competence and trainingSimultaneous operations coordinationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
A rigger suffered a significant lower-left-leg injury during night-time quayside lifting and vessel demobilisation. Identified factors included an accepted risky forklift method for moving slings, blocked walkways, restricted driver visibility, removed high-visibility clothing, reduced lighting, absent port induction and poorly controlled simultaneous activities. The flash encourages stopping work when required.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
A rigger sustained a significant leg injury while working on the quayside during lifting operations at night, when a third-party rigger was disconnecting lifts from the work vessel during demobilisation
IMCA SF 04/21. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire, simultaneous operations, vehicles and driving.