Safety Flash
Dropped pallet during loading of stores
Dropped pallet during loading of stores
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/16
- Dropped ObjectsLeadership and CultureLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Dropped objectsHuman factorsLeadership and safety culture
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRigging
- CraneLifting accessories
- Lifting planPositive retention and reliable securingSafety communicationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A pallet struck a deck hatch during stores loading from quayside to vessel, releasing most of its contents onto the deck below. The flash examines omitted securing chains, unclear lifting responsibilities and reluctance to challenge a supervisor. Actions address toolbox talks, lift planning, load securement and staged lowering through blind openings.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An inadequately secured pallet struck a hatch during lowering, causing most of its contents to fall and exposing coordination and challenge failures.
IMCA SF 23/16. Themes: dropped objects, leadership and culture, lifting operations, line of fire.