Safety Flash
MOB: Person fell into water during gangway installation
MOB: Person fell into water during gangway installation
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 31/21
- Control of WorkLine of FireMarine OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Crushing and pinch pointsDrowningFatigueSlips, trips and falls
- Manual handlingMarine operations
- Gangway
- Operational supervisionRisk assessmentSafety communicationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crew member fell into the water while attempting to lift a portable gangway to free another person’s trapped foot, and was recovered without injury. The flash identifies communication failures, tiredness, insufficient staffing and absent risk assessment, recommending toolbox talks, improved bridge–deck coordination and sufficient supervised, rested crew.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
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
Poor communication, insufficient staffing and inadequate planning caused a crew member to fall into the water during gangway installation.
IMCA SF 31/21. Themes: control of work, line of fire, marine operations, slips, trips and falls.