Safety Flash
UK HSE: worker died following fall from crane platform
UK HSE: worker died following fall from crane platform
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/22
- Crane and RiggingInspection and MaintenanceWorking at Height
- Falls from heightStructural and asset integrity
- Electrical workInspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Crane
- Positive retention and reliable securing
Summary
An electrician repairing gantry-crane wiring died after a walkway access panel failed beneath him. This safety flash summarises HSE findings on neglected panel maintenance, previous weld repair and the absence of evidence that the panel had been safely replaced and secured. It highlights risks from unsecured access panels.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Electrical work; electrical maintenance.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Summary
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a company after an electrician died in a fall of approximately eight metres when an access panel on the raised walkway of an overhead crane gave way beneath him.
IMCA SF 09/22. Themes: crane and rigging, inspection and maintenance, working at height.