An investigation is underway after a Eastland Port worker was killed working on board an overseas logging ship docked in Gisborne.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, April 3.
Captain Tim Burfoot, chief investigator of accidents, says the circumstances reported were that the crew were lashing a stack of logs to the deck of the ship when the accident happened.
“The crew were using a ship’s crane to tighten wire ropes on the stack, when a wire rope broke and recoiled, striking a crew member; one crew member died from their injuries and another was injured,” Burfoot says.
The commission has appointed a team of investigators and the three of them will be in Gisborne, he says.
The commission opens an inquiry when it believes the circumstances of an accident have significant implications for transport safety, or when the inquiry may allow the commission to make findings or recommendations to improve transport safety.
