Safety Flash
Man overboard in port: Seaman falls from quay access ladder
Man overboard in port: Seaman falls from quay access ladder
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/25
- Slips, Trips and FallsStructural and Asset Integrity
- DrowningFalls from heightHuman factorsStructural and asset integrity
- Personnel transfer
- Ladder
- Emergency responseRisk assessmentSafety communicationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
A seaman climbing a damaged quay access ladder became distracted by moving mooring lines, lost balance and fell onto the gunwale before entering the water. Recovery was achieved without serious injury. The flash highlights continued use of defective access, concentration, stop-work intervention and consideration of quayside conditions in task planning.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
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.
Summary
A crew member fell overboard during operations alongside.
IMCA SF 23/25. Themes: slips, trips and falls, structural and asset integrity.