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GREEN CROSS / Mar/Apr 2006
The Incident heavy hatch covers and lack of
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of the derrick house was not able to
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The accident happened onboard a see Worker A inside the stowing area. communication between stevedores and
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container ship with folding hatch covers Worker B shouted out for stop but crewmembers, the crewmembers did
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during the transfer of containers from could not draw the attention of the not notice the deceased’s presence. The
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the ship to a barge. A stevedore worker crewmembers due to loud noise hatch covers rolled back leaving
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was pressed to his instant death by the generated during the rolling of heavy insufficient room to accommodate a
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folding hatch cover homing to its hatch covers. He sought for assistance person. Failing to find a way out on time,
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docking space when he passed by to ○ from the supervisor at No. 2 cargo hold
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the deceased got his head crushed and
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get down to the cargo hold. At that and upon their return found that all his body pressed by the hatch cover
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time, the hatch covers were being drawn hatch covers had already been drawn against the side supporting saddle. It
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in by the cargo winch. In this process into the stowing area. They went
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took over two hours to rescue the
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of stowing the hatch covers, no one had immediately with crewmembers to the deceased who was later certified dead
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noticed the deceased’s presence. The accident scene and found that Worker by the doctor.
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deceased was subsequently caught A was crushed between the foremost
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between the end of the covers and the hatch cover and the supporting saddle, Recommendations
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sidesaddle supporting the covers. bleeding heavily without response. The Coroner inquest into this
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tragedy had made the following
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Circumstances To minimize further disturbance
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recommendations:–
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In an autumn afternoon, Worker A and avoid jeopardizing the injuries of (1) Employer shall provide relevant
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went onboard with other workers the trapped worker, crewmembers
safety training for stevedoring
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employed by a stevedore company started the derrick onboard to shift the
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workers to acquaint knowledge on
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engaged for the transfer of containers hatch covers one by one from the
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hazardous areas onboard cargo
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from an ocean going vessel to a dump stowing area to free the injured worker.
ships.
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steel lighter at anchorage in the Hong It took over two hours to remove the
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Kong Harbour. The foreman leading two four bulky hatch covers before first aid
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(2) Person in charge of works shall
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gangs of workers assigned Worker A to treatment could be applied to Worker
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immediately before operating the
follow another Worker B for the release A by the Customs & Excise officer who
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hatch covering system, ensure that
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of container lashing gear inside No. 3 was occasionally working onboard.
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everyone have vacated from any
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cargo hold. Worker B led the way along Worker A was however certified dead
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hazardous areas.
the port main deck passage from the when the doctor later arrived with the
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accommodation block to the derrick Fire Services.
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Legal Requirements
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h o u s e a t N o. 3 c a r go h o l d a n d
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descended the ladder to the cargo hold. Findings and Observations Applicable
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He turned back as he arrived but could Investigation revealed that Worker S h i p p i n g a n d Po r t C o n t ro l
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Ordinance (Cap 313) Section 44(1)
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not find Worker A following him and so A had little experience working onboard
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stipulates that a person in charge of
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he returned to the main deck to check. as he had only been employed for the
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Just when he stepped out of the derrick container handling work for about two works shall not carry out, or cause to
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house, he saw Worker A was trapped months. He knew little Cantonese but be carried out, any works in a condition
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or manner that does not provide
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inside the hatch cover stowing area no English. In an unfamiliar environment
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adjacent to the derrick house. Worker before the hatch covers were home, he adequately against unnecessary risk of
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A was looking for a way to escape in got through the 30 cm gap between the accident or bodily injury.
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panic as one of the hatch covers hatch supporting saddle into the hatch
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retrieved into the stowing area had cover stowing area adjacent to the No. Shipping and Port Control (Cargo
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already landed on the supporting saddle 3 cargo hold, looking for his way into Handling) Regulations, Cap 313, sub. leg.
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next to him. the hold. The crewmembers before B. Regulation 15(1) stipulates that power
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starting the winch for homing the hatch operated hatch coverings shall not be
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At that instant, foreign covers had checked that no one was operated, opened or closed by any
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crewmembers onboard were around, but did not expect someone person other than a competent person
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concentrated in opening the hatch would go into the stowing area when or whilst any person is liable to be
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covers of the cargo hold; and the winch the covers rolling in. Due to the loud injured by the hatch coverings during
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operator at the control position on top noise generated during the rolling in of any such process.
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