Safety Flash
Serious injury incurred while removing wire rope sling from a crane hook
Serious injury incurred while removing wire rope sling from a crane hook
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 31/20
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Line of fire
- Lifting operationsRigging
- CraneLifting accessoriesWire rope
- Operating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A rigger fractured his shoulder when a wire rope sling rose suddenly during disconnection from a crane hook during vessel mobilisation. The flash identifies stored energy associated with a bend and possible torsion, absent task risk assessment and toolbox talk, and recommends generally landing the hook before disconnecting slings.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
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
Stored energy in a bent wire sling struck a rigger during disconnection, fracturing his shoulder during vessel mobilisation.
IMCA SF 31/20. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, line of fire.