Safety Flash
Unsecured sheave pin fell from crane
Unsecured sheave pin fell from crane
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 08/26
- Contractor ManagementCrane and RiggingDropped Objects
- Dropped objects
- Crane
- Contractor managementOperating and work proceduresPositive retention and reliable securing
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Summary
A 1.3 kg sheave pin fell from a third-party crawler crane and was found on deck, with no injuries. The flash identifies incomplete assembly documentation, an undocumented configuration agreement and absent secondary retention. Lessons address configuration records, additional securing safeguards and responsibility for subcontracted equipment risks.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Summary
A sheave pin weighing 1.3 kg was found on deck.
IMCA SF 08/26. Themes: contractor management, crane and rigging, dropped objects.