IMCASafety Flash
Serious leg injury from falling winch sheave
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 27/20
- Date
- Themes
- Control of WorkLifting OperationsLine of FireManual Handling
Summary
An umbilical winch sheave was being hand-rolled along the deck when it fell over and struck the leg of one of the people handling it. Crew were rolling an umbilical sheave from an umbilical winch along the lower bell hanger to the main deck for onshore refurbishment.
IMCA SF 27/20. Themes: control of work, lifting operations, line of fire, manual handling.
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