IMCASafety Flash
Fatal incident during change-out of chain wheel (gypsy) on anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 05/15
- Date
- Themes
- Lifting OperationsLine of FireManual Handling
Summary
A member has reported an incident in which one crewman died and another received minor injuries when a gypsy wheel fell over whilst being moved, resulting in two crew members being trapped between it and a cargo rail bulwark.
IMCA SF 05/15. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire, manual handling.
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