What happened? There was a fire in the cargo on the back of a truck whilst moving materials from the warehouse to the vessel. Whilst in transit, the driver observed […]
Safety Flashes
IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry.
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Safety Events
Crewman fatally injured while stood on the stern ramp of Seatruck Progress
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Accident Investigation Report 10/2020 into the death of the Third Officer of Seatruck Progress, when he was struck and […]
Fatal Traffic Accident on Board a Large Vessel
What happened? A member reported a fatal incident which occurred on a large Ro-Ro vessel during loading operations. A trailer loaded with two large wooden boxes drove down the ramp […]
Worker struck and injured by tipper truck
What happened? The UK HSE reports the prosecution of a building contractor after a worker was struck and injured by a tipper truck. The incident occurred at a time of […]
Worker fatally injured in falling from a scissor-lift platform which collided with another vehicle
What happened? The UK HSE reports that a company has been fined after a worker suffered fatal injuries. The worker was operating a scissor-lift working platform when this was struck […]
Worker lost his leg when he was hit by a forklift truck during lifting operations
What happened? The UK HSE reports that an engineering company has been fined after a worker lost his leg from the knee down when he was hit by a forklift […]
Fatality: worker crushed between two items of moving plant
What happened? The UK HSE reports that a civil engineering company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries when he was caught between two […]
Two industrial vehicle incidents
Though these two incidents do not pertain to the marine environment, the underlying issues involved – traffic management and separation, planning and safe systems of work, risk assessment, work at […]
Near miss: Worker in dockyard almost struck by a ‘cherry picker’ crane
What happened A member reports a near miss incident in which a worker was almost hit by a ‘cherry picker’ mobile crane. Whilst walking to a dry dock, a shipyard […]
Two yard-based fatal road traffic accidents (UK HSE)
Incident 1: Worker fatally crushed between two articulated vehicles What happened The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a road haulage firm after an employee was crushed between […]
Worker was injured by a fork lift truck
What happened? A worker wasstruck by a reversing fork lift truck which resulted in him fracturing his pelvis. His employer was prosecuted by the UK Health & Safety Executive (UK […]
Worker trapped and injured by reversing vehicle
What happened? An IOGP safety alert recounts how, at a land-based seismic survey camp, a worker was trapped and injured when a reversing vehicle did not stop. Someone was working […]
Crewman struck and injured by forklift truck
A member has reported an incident in which a person was struck by a shipyard forklift while returning to the vessel from the yard machine shop. The blow to the […]
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