Investigation Report
Fall from height on barge carrier/lighter aboard ship Spruce with 1 person injured
Fall from height on barge carrier/lighter aboard ship Spruce with 1 person injured
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Working at Height
- Falls from heightHuman factors
- Manual handlingWorking at height
- Gangway
- Competence and trainingFall prevention
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Investigation synopsis of a cook’s six-metre fall into an empty barge hold during manual gangway recovery aboard Spruce at Hartlepool. It examines insufficient deck staffing and unaccounted-for inter-departmental flexibility, and records changes to gangway retrieval, guardrails and deck training, alongside recommendations concerning minimum safe manning.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: working at height.