Safety Flash
LTI – ankle injury caused during lifting operation
LTI – ankle injury caused during lifting operation
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/21
- Lifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Line of fireSlips, trips and falls
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Exclusion zonesLifting planRisk assessmentSafety communication
Summary
A crew member fractured an ankle and fibula after stumbling while holding a steering line during a rotating jacket lift. The investigation identified an exclusion-barrier breach, insufficient line length and an impractical alternative tugger arrangement. Actions address rigging-team participation, steering-line checks and verification of engineered tugger arrangements before offshore operations.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
During a jacket lifting operation, as the crane was slewing, the jacket started rotating
IMCA SF 23/21. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire.