Description of Incident
A polyurethane foam bumper end stop from a maintenance crane was found on the deck of an offshore facility. The bumper weighed about 5 kg and had fallen approximately 9 metres from the work basket guide rails of the crane.
Subsequent inspections revealed that a second a second bumper on the aft side of the same guide rail was also missing.
DROPS calculations indicate this incident could have had a fatal consequence.
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