Safety Flash
Rope under tension parted on deck
Rope under tension parted on deck
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 28/21
- Contractor ManagementCrane and RiggingLine of Fire
- Line of fireMechanical failure
- Marine operations
- Personal protective equipment
- Operating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
During winch-wire recovery ahead of an export cable shore pull, an unapproved polypropylene rope became tensioned, parted and struck a supervisor’s helmet aboard a cable lay vessel. Nobody was harmed. The flash identifies departures from approved rigging, absent workboat supervision and language barriers, emphasising procedural review, task coordination and appropriate bilingual support.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A wire rope parted under tension and struck someone’s helmet
IMCA SF 28/21. Themes: contractor management, crane and rigging, line of fire.