Investigation Report
Fall from cargo hatch top on general cargo vessel Norjan with 1 person injured
Fall from cargo hatch top on general cargo vessel Norjan with 1 person injured
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine OperationsWorking at Height
- Falls from heightRisk managementSlips, trips and falls
- Cargo transferLifting operationsWorking at height
- Fall protection equipment
- Fall preventionOperational supervisionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Investigation of a chief officer’s 2.4 m fall from Norjan’s hatch cover during yacht loading in Southampton, fracturing both ankles. It examines trip hazards, unprotected edges, absent fall restraint and arrest, inadequate task-specific assessment and unclear safety responsibilities, recommending cargo safe access planning and work-at-height awareness training.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: marine operations, working at height.