Safety Flash
LTI: Tugger winch incident (MSF)
LTI: Tugger winch incident (MSF)
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 13/17
- Line of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch points
- Marine operations
- Winch
- Machine guarding
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An experienced Able Seaman suffered a crushed foot while using a tugger winch to secure cargo aboard a platform supply vessel. The rotating barrel and wire securing bar trapped his foot against the support plate. A protective frame was subsequently fitted to prevent recurrence.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has issued Safety Alert 17-01 about an incident in which an Able Seaman's foot was crushed while operating the tugger winch.
IMCA SF 13/17. Themes: line of fire, machinery and equipment.