Safety Flash
Crane cab access platform collapsed
Crane cab access platform collapsed
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 18/25
- CorrosionInspection and MaintenanceStructural and Asset IntegrityWorking at Height
- CorrosionFalls from heightStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- CraneLadder
- Contractor managementNon-destructive testing
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A vessel crane’s cab access platform collapsed as the operator climbed the ladder, causing a fall partially mitigated by its enclosure without injury. Hidden weld cracking and corrosion caused the failure. The flash questions inspection access, alternative testing and contractor oversight, and stresses surface preparation before repainting.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Non-destructive testing; NDT; non-destructive examination; NDE.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
On a vessel crane, the access platform to the crane cab failed catastrophically.
IMCA SF 18/25. Themes: corrosion, inspection and maintenance, structural and asset integrity, working at height.