Safety Flash
Fatality during loading operations
Fatality during loading operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 21/15
- Control of WorkLifting OperationsLine of FireSimultaneous Operations
- Crushing and pinch pointsLine of fireRisk management
- Cargo transferRigging
- Lifting accessoriesWinch
- Operating and work proceduresPositive retention and reliable securingRisk assessmentSimultaneous operations coordination
- Marine industryUpstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
A crew member was fatally trapped between cargo items when heavy seas shifted unsecured loads aboard a vessel after back-loading from a drilling rig. The flash examines open-stern vessel suitability, released tugger-winch tension and gaps in coordination and risk assessment, and records reviews of weather guidelines, cargo procedures and lashing plans.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A member has reported an incident in which a crew member was struck and fatally injured by a mini-container whilst working on back-loaded cargo from a drilling rig.
IMCA SF 21/15. Themes: control of work, lifting operations, line of fire, simultaneous operations.