Safety Flash
Lifting basket with unsecured cargo which fell out
Lifting basket with unsecured cargo which fell out
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 18/20
- Control of WorkDropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objects
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Crane
- Positive retention and reliable securingPre-use checksStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Offshore installationVessel
Summary
An offshore crane could not lift a cargo basket from a vessel, and equipment slid out when the basket dropped back onto deck. The flash identifies missing acceptance inspection, unsecured cargo and a discrepancy between the understood load weight of 1800 kg and actual weight of 4000 kg. Crew recognised the unsafe condition but did not apply stop-work policy.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A cargo basket containing equipment was to be lifted from the vessel deck to an offshore installation. The crane on the offshore installation was unable to lift the load, resulting in the basket dropping back to deck and some of the equipment sliding out the basket onto the vessel deck.
IMCA SF 18/20. Themes: control of work, dropped objects, lifting operations.