IMCASafety Flash
Overloading leads to catastrophic failure of crane boom
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 05/14
- Date
- Themes
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsStructural and Asset Integrity
Summary
A crane boom collapsed after severe overloading, with an incorrect load chart identified among the causes.
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IMCA SF 05/14. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, structural and asset integrity.
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