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High potential near-miss: Dropped object
A member has reported a high potential near miss incident in which an object of 1.24 kg fell 36m. The incident occurred during removal of tensioner pad upper castings on […]
Dropped object near-miss: small parts falling from crane rest
Two members have reported incidents in which a Teflon pad fell from a crane rest during the parking of the crane. Incident 1 During piling operations on a chartered vessel, […]
WSH: Dropped objects fatalities – workers struck by fallen loads during lifting operations
The Workplace Safety & Health Council of Singapore (WSH) published two recent safety alerts regarding dropped object fatal incidents where workers have been struck and killed by falling loads during […]
Dropped object near-miss: Lifting
During the lifting of twelve lightweight steel plates (2m x 15-30cm) width from ground level to a vessel work platform at 35 m elevation, the load shifted during the transfer […]
Dropped object near-miss: ROV wire rope
Crew were aligning an ROV to the guide wires on the starboard aft ROV deck of a vessel. While doing this the ROV dome contacted the forward guide wire and […]
MSF: near-miss dropped object: Protector plate drops from crane
The Marine Safety Forum has published a safety flash regarding a recent near miss dropped object incident, in which parts fell from a crane. The incident occurred during lifting operations; […]
Near-miss: Dropped object fell from crane boom
A member has reported a near miss incident in which an object was discovered which must have fallen from the crane boom. It happened during crane operations when it was […]
Dropped object near-miss: Antenna parts worked loose and fell to deck
A member has reported a near miss incident in which part of a single side band (SSB) antenna fell off the mast to deck during bad weather. The antenna had […]
Dropped object near-miss: Falling crane block
A member has reported an incident in which a crane wire parted and the hook block then fell to deck (approximately 15 metres) landing in close proximity to the deck […]
MSF: dropped object near-misses
The Marine Safety Forum has published two safety flashes (15-01 and 15-02) regarding a number of dropped object incidents. In the first incident, a piece of timber which was approximately […]
Dropped object: Failure of lump hammer
A member has reported an incident in which a wooden hammer shaft failed and the head fell to deck. Two personnel were located at the upper main tensioner level of […]
High potential dropped object
A member has reported an incident in which an object fell 10m onto the main deck of a vessel. The incident occurred during pipe spooling operations on a vessel. Deck […]
Near-miss: Dropped object from cargo
A member has reported a near-miss incident which a crew member was almost struck by a falling object. The near-miss occurred when the crew member was executing a daily sea-fastening […]
Dropped object incidents
A member has highlighted a number of dropped object incidents in recent months, two of which were considered high potential and reportable to the local regulatory authorities. This safety flash […]
Dropped object incident
A member has reported an incident in which an object of 100kg fell 2m onto a scaffold platform. The incident occurred in port during the removal of a 55t tensioning […]
Dropped object near-miss – Unsecured plastic box fell from load being lifted by mobile crane
A member has reported an incident in which an unsecured plastic box detached from the load and fell to the bottom of the dry dock. The incident occurred when a […]
High potential dropped object incident
A member reported an incident in which tools were dropped from height. The incident occurred during pick up of engineers from a wind turbine tower. A wind farm workboat was […]
Potential dropped object – poor housekeeping
The Marine Safety Forum has published safety flash 14-30 regarding an incident in which a sledgehammer was found left loose on top of a Cargo Carrying Unit (CCU) whilst it […]
Serious dropped object incidents
A member has reported two serious dropped object incidents. In the first, an object weighing 100kg was dropped 2.4m. In the second, an object weighing 15.3kg fell 20m, struck a […]
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