Safety Flash
USCG: Corrosion causing structural failure on accommodation ladders
USCG: Corrosion causing structural failure on accommodation ladders
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 29/21
- CorrosionInspection and MaintenanceStructural and Asset IntegrityWorking at Height
- CorrosionFalls from heightMechanical failureStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenanceMarine operations
- Ladder
- Preventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises a USCG alert about corrosion of accommodation ladder turntable pins. A pin failed during ladder stowage, causing a crew member to fall approximately 30 feet and suffer serious injuries. The Coast Guard strongly recommends pin maintenance, periodic inspection, replacement when necessary and inclusion in ladder maintenance plans.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 05-21 relating to corroded turntable pins on accommodation ladders
IMCA SF 29/21. Themes: corrosion, inspection and maintenance, structural and asset integrity, working at height.