Safety Flash
Potential dropped object – poor housekeeping
Potential dropped object – poor housekeeping
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 13/14
- Dropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objects
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Hand tools
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash recounts the discovery of a loose sledgehammer on a cargo carrying unit being lifted from a supply vessel to a platform. Weighing over 2 kg, the tool could have fallen 60 m, with fatal consequences if it had struck someone.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A loose sledgehammer was found on a cargo unit during transfer, creating a potential fatal dropped-object hazard.
IMCA SF 13/14. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations.