IMCASafety Flash
A structural failure leads to uncontrolled motion of a ‘Billy Pugh’ basket and injuries to crew
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 27/17
- Date
- Themes
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsLine of FireStructural and Asset Integrity
Summary
The United States Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a bulletin about an incident in which a ‘Billy Pugh’ basket was subject to uncontrolled motion leading to three crew being injured.
IMCA SF 27/17. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, line of fire, structural and asset integrity.
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