OSHA


Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Shipbuilding, Ship Repair and Ship Breaking

U.S. Department of Labor

Got plans for what you're going to do at the end of this shift?

So did these people.


Two riggers were preparing to pull a chain onboard. After rigging up a series of cables, they began the task. A wire rope fitting became caught on the chock. A rope was used as a temporary holding method, but the rope failed. The metal cable snapped taut and struck one of the riggers in the neck. He was killed.

six graphics - two riggers preparing to pull a mooring line

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