Safety Flash
Equipment damage: Dropped object from tiltable lay system
Equipment damage: Dropped object from tiltable lay system
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/23
- Dropped ObjectsLearning from IncidentsLine of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Dropped objectsLine of fireMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- Exclusion zones
Summary
During tensioner function testing, a door struck a seized bracket on an open inspection manhole gate, causing the 10.5 kg bracket to fall approximately 16 m. Exclusion barriers prevented personnel exposure. The flash highlights incomplete repairs, unrecognised clash hazards and failure to formally report earlier damage.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Summary
During function testing of a tensioner on a pipelay system, a bracket weighing 10.5 kg fell 16 m to deck. The tensioner doors had to be moved into the firing line, closed, and then retracted to the parked position.
IMCA SF 10/23. Themes: dropped objects, learning from incidents, line of fire, machinery and equipment.