Safety Flash
Failure of lifting padeye
Failure of lifting padeye
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/08
- Crane and RiggingInspection and MaintenanceLifting OperationsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Dropped objectsMechanical failureStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenanceLifting operations
- Lifting accessoriesWinch
- Exclusion zonesPre-use checks
Summary
A near miss involved a lifting padeye peeling away from a tether management system winch’s box section under repeated loading. Incorrect design was suspected. The flash highlights certification’s limitations, requires checks before and immediately after lifting, and reinforces keeping personnel clear of suspended loads.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Summary
Repeated loading caused an inadequately designed lifting padeye to peel away from its supporting box section.
IMCA SF 17/08. Themes: crane and rigging, inspection and maintenance, lifting operations, structural and asset integrity.