Cause & Consequence
- Moving, flying or falling object
Incident Location
Any Location Type
Incident Activity
Lifting, crane, rigging, deck operations
Incident Info Source
Gary Begg &
Specific Incident Equipment
Platform East Crane
Lessons Identified
- Purpose of the wooden block is to act as soft sacrificial protection for the hoist rope while protecting the boom from the rope.
- Specialist crane contractor has advised that as it is sacrificial, the metal cover plates should not be there.
Incident Recommendations
Carry out inspection on platform cranes for any similar metal cover plates and remove them.Rate this alert
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