Safety Flash
Transport Malta: fatality after steel plates fell onto crew member
Transport Malta: fatality after steel plates fell onto crew member
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/25
- Line of FireManual Handling
- Crushing and pinch pointsDropped objectsLine of fire
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises a fatality aboard a vessel where unsecured, vertically stored steel plates tipped onto a second engineer working alone. It highlights limitations in stowage and lashing arrangements, which prevented safe use of lifting aids, and questions heavy-plate storage, unnecessary spares and arrangements for lone working.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) of Transport Malta has published Report 15/2024.
IMCA SF 09/25. Themes: line of fire, manual handling.