Safety Flash
LTI: Leg Fractured While Loading Tubulars
LTI: Leg Fractured While Loading Tubulars
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 27/20
- Contractor ManagementCrane and RiggingLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsLine of fire
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Contractor managementLifting planPositive retention and reliable securingRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A crewman fractured his leg when landed tubulars shifted after sling disconnection aboard a vessel in port. The flash identifies inadequate risk assessment and unchecked third-party bundling. It recommends agreed lift configurations, load inspection and supervision, and pins or chocks to prevent movement, while noting well-practised medical emergency procedures.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A tubular load shifted after landing and fractured a crewman’s leg, exposing inadequate load checks, restraint and third-party coordination.
IMCA SF 27/20. Themes: contractor management, crane and rigging, lifting operations, line of fire.