Safety Flash
Dropped object: unsecured cargo inside box broke lose and fell
Dropped object: unsecured cargo inside box broke lose and fell
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 15/24
- Dropped ObjectsLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Lifting accessories
- Competence and trainingPositive retention and reliable securingPre-use checks
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A safety flash describes unsecured cargo falling approximately 5 m onto a vessel deck during a quayside lift. A loose hydraulic ram broke its crate and destabilised the pallet assembly. Nobody was injured. Recommendations address cargo securing, competent inspection, trained lifting crews, pallet limitations and wind checks.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Cargo weighing over 400kg fell approx. 5m onto the vessel deck.
IMCA SF 15/24. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations, line of fire.