Safety Flash
LTI – rigger tripped over quayside obstacle in the dark and fell
LTI – rigger tripped over quayside obstacle in the dark and fell
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 26/18
- Control of WorkLifting OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Slips, trips and falls
- Cargo transfer
- Operational supervisionRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
A rigger sustained multiple fractures after tripping over a grillage I-beam on a quayside during night-time mobilisation. The flash identifies missed trip hazards, ineffective safety checks and unclear operational responsibility. Lessons address shift handovers, workplace hazard checks, dynamic risk assessment and consideration of additional portable lighting.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
A rigger fell after tripping over an unrecognised grillage beam in a poorly lit quayside work area.
IMCA SF 26/18. Themes: control of work, lifting operations, slips, trips and falls.