Safety Flash
Near-miss: Personnel almost caught between crane house and scaffold pipe
Near-miss: Personnel almost caught between crane house and scaffold pipe
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/11
- Control of WorkIsolationLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch points
- Inspection and maintenance
- CraneScaffold
- Lockout and tagoutMachine guardingSafety communication
Summary
An NDT inspector narrowly avoided being trapped between a slewing crane housing and scaffolding after inspecting welds. A deck supervisor intervened to stop the crane. The flash identifies failures in operator notification, guarding, lockout and tagout, initial instruction and toolbox communication, alongside an ineffective last-minute risk assessment.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Scaffold; scaffolding.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
A Member has reported an incident in which someone was almost caught between a crane housing and a scaffold pipe.
IMCA SF 07/11. Themes: control of work, isolation, line of fire.