Safety Flash
Dropped object fell from crane – Poor communication/lack of awareness/control of work
Dropped object fell from crane – Poor communication/lack of awareness/control of work
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/16
- Control of WorkDropped ObjectsMachinery and EquipmentManagement of Change
- Dropped objectsHuman factors
- Inspection and maintenanceLifting operations
- CraneLadder
- Control of workPermit to workPre-use checksSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A vessel crane’s rotating ladder caught a CCTV camera temporarily secured after maintenance. The 5.8 kg camera fell approximately 3 m before its data cable arrested it. The flash examines missed shift-handover communication, inadequate pre-use inspection and failures in routine-duty approval, alongside permit-to-work and access-control lessons.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Control of work; work control.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A maintenance-secured CCTV camera was caught by a rotating crane ladder and fell after the work was not communicated or formally controlled.
IMCA SF 23/16. Themes: control of work, dropped objects, machinery and equipment, management of change.