Investigation Report
Fall into partially open cargo hold on container vessel Tempanos with loss of 1 life
Fall into partially open cargo hold on container vessel Tempanos with loss of 1 life
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine OperationsWorking at Height
- Falls from heightSlips, trips and falls
- Cargo transferWorking at height
- Personal protective equipment
- Fall preventionOperating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Investigates a fatal fall into a partially open cargo hold aboard Tempanos at Felixstowe. With no witnesses, the report considers a fall from a hatch cover, possibly following a slip on ice. It examines walkway barriers, cargo-watch practices and ship–shore coordination, recommending improved risk assessments and pre-operation safety meetings.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
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: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: marine operations, working at height.