Safety Flash
Damage to bulwarks during overboarding of mattresses
Damage to bulwarks during overboarding of mattresses
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/22
- Crane and RiggingLifting Operations
- Line of fire
- Lifting operations
- Crane
- Lifting planSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A mattress stack struck a vessel’s port bulwarks during overboarding when swell induced a pendulum motion. Nobody was injured, and planning, tag lines and safe personnel positioning were in place. The flash describes crew discussions and review of lift planning to consider crane limitations and load routes.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During a lifting operation, mattresses hit the port side bulwarks causing damage.
IMCA SF 16/22. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations.