Safety Flash
LTI: person injured when hook parted during lifting operations
LTI: person injured when hook parted during lifting operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 25/21
- Crane and RiggingDropped ObjectsLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Dropped objectsLine of fireMechanical failure
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessories
- Competence and trainingOperational supervisionRisk assessment
Summary
Two crew members were injured when an inappropriate spring snap hook failed during lifting of a cable-installation plough depth skid weighing around 320 kg. They were calibrating beneath the load. Actions included modifying and testing the pad eye, training on qualified lifting gear, and revising risk assessment and supervision of crew positioning.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Summary
An inappropriate hook parted while lifting a plough skid, causing the load to fall and injure two workers beneath it.
IMCA SF 25/21. Themes: crane and rigging, dropped objects, lifting operations, line of fire.