Safety Flash
Non-fatal man overboard: worker fell from height into the sea
Non-fatal man overboard: worker fell from height into the sea
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/24
- Control of WorkPermit to WorkWorking at Height
- DrowningFalls from height
- Working at height
- Fall preventionPermit to workRisk assessmentStop-work authority
- Marine waters
Summary
During installation of a new jacket, a worker fell into the sea from almost 3 m and was recovered unharmed. Required temporary platform and handrails were absent, but work continued. The flash describes a safety stand down, a request to install the protection, and updates to task documentation.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Summary
A worker fell 3m from a new jacket into the sea.
IMCA SF 17/24. Themes: control of work, permit to work, working at height.