LTI no 21: ManHandling Pipe, 31May2000

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LTI no 21 Man-Handling Pipe, 31/May/2000
Heavy pipe being manually handled back into
position on a mud-tank skid.
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LTI no 21 Man-Handling Pipe, 31/May/2000
The pipe had fallen due to broken corroded
support brackets (3 out of 4). The pipe had to
be re-positioned before the skid could be
offloaded.No crane or forklift at site until
next day.Team was in a rush to return the MT
truck and decided to lift manually.
Broken Corroded Support
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LTI no 21 Man-Handling Pipe, 31/May/2000
During lift with 5 man the last support bracket
broke. The very heavy pipe struck one of the
crew. He badly broke his leg. He will be off work
for several months.
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LTI no 21 Man-Handling Pipe, 31/May/2000
What caused this LTI1) Poor inspection/maintena
nce of the pipe supports2) Improper manual
handling should have waited for a crane or
forklift.3) Failure to analyse the Hazards of
this non-routine job. 4) Time pressure to
complete the task and return the mt truck for
another load.Discuss in your team- Do you
ever lift heavy objects manually? Why? Is this
not the task for a crane or forklift?- Is there
time pressure that makes you cut corners on
safety?- Do you discuss hazards (what can go
wrong ?) before starting a new routine or
non-routine job?