Safety Flash
MAIB: Fatal accident during cargo operations on Karina C
MAIB: Fatal accident during cargo operations on Karina C
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 06/21
- Crane and RiggingLeadership and CultureLine of FireOccupational Health
- Crushing and pinch pointsFatigueHuman factorsLeadership and safety culture
- Lifting operations
- Crane
- Operating and work proceduresOperational supervisionSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises MAIB findings on a fatal crushing aboard Karina C involving a moving gantry crane and hatch covers. It highlights inadequate supervision, poor communication, weak safety culture and unenforced alcohol policy. Alcohol probably impaired judgement; tiredness might also have influenced actions. Reporting followed postmortem findings and CCTV examination.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into a fatal crush incident during lifting operations on the general cargo vessel Karina C on 24 May 2019
IMCA SF 06/21. Themes: crane and rigging, leadership and culture, line of fire, occupational health.