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Fatality: struck down by falling object during lifting operation

Publisher
IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
Type
Safety Flash
Reference
IMCA SF 17/08
Date
Themes
Control of WorkDropped ObjectsLifting OperationsSimultaneous Operations

Summary

A steel plate slipped from inadequate rigging during a ballast-tank lift and fatally struck a worker below.

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IMCA SF 17/08. Themes: control of work, dropped objects, lifting operations, simultaneous operations.

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