Safety Flash
High potential dropped object incident
High potential dropped object incident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 14/14
- Dropped ObjectsWorking at Height
- Dropped objects
- Personnel transferWorking at height
- CraneHand toolsLadder
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Marine industryOffshore wind
- Vessel
Summary
During collection of technicians from a wind turbine, a ratchet and two sockets fell approximately 15 m onto a workboat, narrowly missing a crewman. Nobody was injured. The flash identifies unsecured tools carried during ladder descent and recommends bagged crane transfer and buddy checks for loose objects and correct PPE use.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore wind; offshore wind energy.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Tools fell from a technician descending a wind turbine and narrowly missed a workboat crew member.
IMCA SF 14/14. Themes: dropped objects, working at height.