Safety Flash
Able seaman injured when vessel moved during cargo operations
Able seaman injured when vessel moved during cargo operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 29/16
- Lifting OperationsLine of FireMarine Operations
- Line of fire
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Lifting accessories
- Job safety analysisOperational supervisionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An able seaman was struck in the chest by a food compactor while correcting a stuck shackle during transfer to a jack-up barge. Vessel pitch and roll moved the load after it had been lowered onto deck. The flash highlights supervision, task assessment, communication and deck space constraints.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
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
Vessel movement caused suspended cargo to shift and strike a worker correcting a shackle during an offshore lift.
IMCA SF 29/16. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire, marine operations.