Safety Flash
High potential near miss: dropped object – buffer plate fell from crane boom
High potential near miss: dropped object – buffer plate fell from crane boom
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 21/17
- Crane and RiggingDropped ObjectsInspection and MaintenanceStructural and Asset Integrity
- Dropped objectsMaterial fatigueMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceLifting operations
- Crane
- Positive retention and reliable securingPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crane buffer plate weighing 70 kg fell approximately 10 m into a barriered deck area, with no personnel nearby. Bolt failure from metal fatigue was linked to inadequate planned inspection. Actions included larger replacement bolts, secondary securing, revised maintenance requirements and crane checks for potential dropped objects.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Material fatigue; metal fatigue.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During lifting operations with the main crane, a buffer plate fell from the crane boom.
IMCA SF 21/17. Themes: crane and rigging, dropped objects, inspection and maintenance, structural and asset integrity.