Safety Flash
Incident as a result of failure of a bollard
Incident as a result of failure of a bollard
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 12/01
- Inspection and MaintenanceLine of FireStructural and Asset IntegrityVessel and Mooring
- Line of fireMechanical failureStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenanceMooring operations
- Mooring fittingsMooring lines
- Independent audit and verificationRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A cargo-barge bollard failed during mooring in winds of 34 knots and was pulled onto a pipelay barge, seriously injuring a rigging team leader. The flash records a restriction on alongside mooring above 25 knots and planned third-party inspection of other bollards for fatigue and steel hardening.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring fittings; cleats; bollards.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Independent audit and verification.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A failed cargo-barge bollard pulled across a deck and seriously injured a nearby worker during adverse weather.
IMCA SF 12/01. Themes: inspection and maintenance, line of fire, structural and asset integrity, vessel and mooring.