Safety Flash
Broken Chinese Finger
Broken Chinese Finger
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/22
- Crane and RiggingDropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objectsMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- CraneWire rope
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Summary
A Chinese Finger connector failed during reeving of a crane’s auxiliary hoist, dropping the hoist wire into a cargo hold and the messenger wire onto the main deck. The account identifies a sharp, untapered wire end, point loading and insufficient tension resistance. Nobody was injured.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Summary
Chinese Finger broke, resulting in the auxiliary hoist wire falling down into the cargo hold.
IMCA SF 17/22. Themes: crane and rigging, dropped objects, lifting operations.