Investigation Report
Accident during cargo operations on general cargo vessel Johanna C with loss of 1 life
Accident during cargo operations on general cargo vessel Johanna C with loss of 1 life
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Lifting OperationsMarine Operations
- Falls from heightHuman factorsRisk management
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRiggingWorking at height
- CraneLifting accessories
- First aid and medical provisionLifting planRisk assessmentStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Investigates a fatal fall during repositioning of a steel crankshaft web aboard Johanna C at Songkhla, Thailand. The chief officer stood on the load as it was lifted; sudden movement possibly involved slipping slings. Analysis examines rigging, unrecognised risks, procedural deviations and medical response, recording subsequent company and regulatory action without recommendations.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: First aid and medical provision.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Investigation examines a fatal accident during cargo operations aboard a general cargo vessel.
Themes: lifting operations, marine operations.