Description of Incident
During pipelaying operations, a wooden packing block (approx. 1kg) became attached to the pipe whilst spooling off the reel. It crossed the main deck and entered the pipelay tower with the pipe, where it became detached and fell more than 10m through the lay system before landing on the workstation floor. There were no injuries.
Our member noted that this was the first time a packing block had breached all barriers in the tower and landed in the workstation. Falling wooden blocks are expected during spooling operations, often falling into the spooler reeler basin. It is a known hazard, therefore operations are supported by risk controls such as barrier management and other safeguards.
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