Safety Flash
LTI during deck cargo operations
LTI during deck cargo operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/21
- Human FactorsLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Falls from heightHuman factorsLine of fire
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRigging
- CraneLifting accessories
- Risk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crewman injured his right foot after instinctively holding lifting wires as vessel heave increased the crane-to-deck distance during pipe-bundle transfer. He let go from around almost a metre above deck and landed badly. The flash highlights discussing automatic responses to unexpected events through toolbox talks and risk assessment.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crew member was seriously injured while pipe bundles were being lifted by crane from the vessel onto a fixed structure
IMCA SF 10/21. Themes: human factors, lifting operations, line of fire.