Safety Flash
MSF: High potential near-miss during cargo operations
MSF: High potential near-miss during cargo operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 14/13
- Human FactorsLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHuman factorsLine of fire
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Safety communication
- Marine industry
Summary
This flash summarises a Marine Safety Forum near-miss in which two crewmen narrowly avoided severe crushing injuries during cargo back-loading alongside a platform. Inadequate communication led to a load being lifted and swinging without warning to deck crew. Further incident details were available on request from the Forum.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
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: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum has published safety flash 13-24 regarding an incident in which two crewmen narrowly escaped severe crush injuries whilst engaged in cargo back-loading operations alongside a platform.
IMCA SF 14/13. Themes: human factors, lifting operations, line of fire.