Fall from mast of trawler Atlantic D with 1 person injured

Location: North Atlantic Ocean

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 23 January 2015

• Vessel type: Fishing vessel
• Report type: Completed preliminary assessment
• Date of occurrence: 28 February 2004

Completed PE Summary: Atlantic D

A short summary of the accident and action taken:

	Fishing Vessel/Accident Details
Vessel Name	Atlantic D
Registered Owner/Manager	Atlantic Trawlers
Port of Registry	Milford Haven
Flag	UK
Type	Fishing vessel
Built	1969
Classification Society	Lloyds Register
Construction	Steel
Length Overall	35.97m
Gross Tonnage	459
Date/Time	28/02/2004, 1834
Location of Incident	Foreign high seas
Incident Type	Accident to person
Injuries/Fatalities	1 injured crew
Damage/Pollution	None

Synopsis

Crew member from Atlantic D fell from mast and injured spine

Action taken

The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents made recommendations to owners of the vessel with reference to:

• Conduct a risk assessment for those activities that require work to be carried out while aloft. This should include electrical equipment isolation, radar emissions isolation, and use of personal safety equipment..

• Ensure that when working aloft personnel wear a safety harness or other restraining/ capture equipment

• Fit safety chains to guard rail access openings on most platforms

• Apply non-slip finish to the forward and aft platforms

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Published 23 January 2015