Safety Flash
Dropped load (bottled water) during lifting operations
Dropped load (bottled water) during lifting operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/19
- Control of WorkDropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objectsHuman factorsLine of fire
- Lifting operations
- Lifting accessories
- Operating and work proceduresStop-work authority
- Port and quayside
Summary
A pallet carrying about one tonne of bottled water slipped from lifting forks and fell around eight metres to a quayside. The banksman ran clear. The flash identifies inattention, complacency and non-compliance with lift-team requirements, and calls for adherence to procedures, stopping unsafe work and sufficient barrier management.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
Bottled water fell during a lift, forcing the banksman to move clear of the falling load.
IMCA SF 17/19. Themes: control of work, dropped objects, lifting operations.