Safety Flash
Dropped object: crane floodlight
Dropped object: crane floodlight
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/18
- Crane and RiggingDropped ObjectsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Dropped objectsMechanical failureStructural and asset integrity
- Crane
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A vessel crane floodlight fell after its stainless steel mounting bracket weld failed. Inspection identified undercut, poor penetration and overdressing, leaving insufficient fusion to withstand vibration and marine exposure. The flash identifies inadequate engineering and fabrication quality monitoring, and records reinstatement with a retrofit security chain.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Poor weld quality caused a crane floodlight bracket to fail, creating a falling-object hazard.
IMCA SF 20/18. Themes: crane and rigging, dropped objects, structural and asset integrity.