Safety Flash
Line of fire near miss – almost a head injury
Line of fire near miss – almost a head injury
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 28/21
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Line of fire
- Cargo transfer
- Mooring lines
- Management of changeRisk assessmentSafety communicationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
During cable trans-spooling between a vessel and barge, a tensioned messenger rope climbed out of a chute and struck a crew member’s helmet. A similar near miss followed three weeks later. Lessons address differing spooling speeds, cable tension, communication, change assessment, stopping work and enclosing chutes.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
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: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During cable trans-spooling operations, a crew member almost suffered a very serious head injury.
IMCA SF 28/21. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, line of fire.