The Swedish Club published its monthly safety scenario for February. In this month’s scenario, the Swedish Club describes a fall during cargo operation, which in turn led to serious back injuries. The incident took place on a general cargo vessel in a Caribbean port.
The incident
A general cargo vessel was about to discharge packaged sawn timber in a small Caribbean port. Before the discharging started, the master informed the crew of the importance of slinging each timber package at equal...
https://safety4sea.com/slings-of-timber-package-snap-crewmember-falls-and-gets-injured/