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Dropped object: Window fell from crane cabin
What happened A window came loose from the crane operator’s cabin on a DSV, and fell approximately 4m to deck. No one was injured. It happened when, during a pause […]
High potential dropped object near miss: Steel ferrule failure
What happened A winch wire failed causing a pennant assembly and wire to fall directly into a crane basket. There were no injuries. The incident occurred whilst operating a forward […]
High potential dropped object near miss: Object fell from cargo
What happened The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which a piece of grating weighing 17kg fell from a load. It fell 6-7m to deck. Crew were on […]
High potential near miss: dropped object – buffer plate fell from crane boom
What happened? During lifting operations with the main crane, a buffer plate fell from the crane boom. It fell approximately 10m, weighing 70 kg and was 90cm x 40cm. It […]
Dropped object near miss – hammer dropped from scaffolding
What happened? A hammer weighing 1.1kg was inadvertently dropped from height and fell over 12m to the deck. Third party scaffolders were erecting scaffolding along the funnel of a vessel. […]
Near-miss: Multiple potential dropped objects discovered during loading of spooling unit
What happened? A vessel loaded a spooling unit and other cargo onto a platform. After lifting operations were completed, the platform reported that multiple potential dropped objects (total 19 items) […]
Dropped object: Lay tower adjuster leg pin
What Happened The securing pin from a Tiltable Lay System (TLS) adjuster leg, weighing 600 kg, fell 16m to deck. The incident occurred when the keeper plate bolts slackened off. […]
Dropped object injury: Equipment shifted when it was incorrectly unsecured
What happened? On a cable laying vessel, a cable quadrant had been rigged on the bulwarks, seated in a pedestal mounting and secured via lashings on the outboard side. Normal […]
More than a dropped object – the need for vigilance during cargo operations
UK Step Change in Safety has published a ‘Safety Moment’ describing an incident in which a car travelling along a road near a port was struck by an object. It […]
Near-miss: Dropped object from crane
A member has reported a near miss incident in which there was a dropped object from a crane. A protection bar from the small hook on the main crane came […]
Dropped object near-miss: Crane rest damage
A member has reported an incident in which a section of H-beam steel plate fell from a crane boom rest. The incident occurred during the booming up of the vessel’s […]
Dropped object awareness
The MSF has published safety alert 16-19 on dropped object awareness. The contents of the safety alert are based on a submission from one vessel owner. The issue of dropped […]
High potential near-miss: Dropped object
A member has reported a high potential dropped object near miss incident. The incident occurred in a workshop location ashore. A section of metal panelling, which weighed 5.6kg, came loose […]
Dropped object fell from crane – Poor communication/lack of awareness/control of work
A member has reported a dropped object incident in which a CCTV camera (weighing 5.8kg) fell approximately 3m down a crane pedestal ladder before being arrested by its data cable, […]
Dropped object – Failure of split head elbow on bolts
A member has reported two failures of bolts on the split head elbow resulting in two dropped object incidents this year and similar incidents in recent years. During pipelay operations, […]
Potential dropped object during cargo offloading operations
The MSF has published a safety alert regarding a potential dropped object. Following cargo offloading operations from a vessel to an offshore platform, the platform crew notified the vessel that […]
Dropped object: Signage dropped from crane boom
A member has reported an incident in which a piece of metal fell from a crane boom. The incident occurred on a vessel whilst alongside during the testing of the […]
Potential dropped object: Inbound cargo
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a safety alert regarding a potential dropped object. Back-loading of a large piece of equipment took place from an offshore location. Subsequently on […]
Dropped object: Tank dog
The MSF has published a safety alert regarding an incident in which a hatch securing ‘dog’ was found on the cargo deck of a platform supply vessel (PSV). The item […]
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