What happened A crewman attempted to remove the impeller from a fire pump using a hammer and punching rod. While he was hammering, a steel splinter of the punching rod […]
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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
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 […]
KM 37k/ss helmet neck dam near miss
What happened During offshore subsea operations, an air diver reported to the surface that his helmet had flooded. The supervisor instructed the diver to return to the basket. He then […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Finger injury during main engine exhaust valve overhaul
What happened An engineer suffered a crushed finger when there was an unplanned movement of a main engine exhaust valve during maintenance. The second engineer and a fitter were working […]
Finger injury during work with rotating machinery
What happened Whilst working with a pillar drilling machine, a crewman got his glove caught in the rotating bit and dislocated his left thumb. The incident happened on an ocean-going […]
Safety features of the Siemens Maxum Edition II gas chromatograph
What happened An incident occurred involving one of these instruments, in which an instrument technician was injured as a result of an explosion. The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) […]
Product safety retrofit notice: MAK automated flanged valves 3″, 4″, 6″, 8″ and 12″/600#
A product-safety retrofit notice was issued by ADAMS Armaturen GmbH on 23 December 2016 and this has been recently highlighted by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). […]
Safety alert regarding the product ‘Eurogrit’: Asbestos contamination
A member has passed to us a safety alert regarding the product ‘Eurogrit’, an aluminium silicate (coal slag) blast cleaning abrasive, which has been contaminated with asbestos (Chrysotile). This product […]
High potential dropped object near miss: Steel ferrule failure
What happened A winch wire failed causing a pennant assembly and wire to fall directly into a crane basket. There were no injuries. The incident occurred whilst operating a forward […]
A structural failure leads to uncontrolled motion of a ‘Billy Pugh’ basket and injuries to crew
What happened The United States Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a bulletin about an incident in which a ‘Billy Pugh’ basket was subject to uncontrolled motion […]
Two near miss incidents with a risk of scalding
Seahealth.DK has kindly shared this safety alert with IMCA. Incident 1: Blowing boilers What happened: A heavy rain of scalding water from the funnel fell down on the boat deck […]
Laptop battery fire
What happened A laptop battery exploded and caught fire. The incident happened in a workshop setting. The laptop was being used to control certain operations, which had been recently completed. […]
US Coast Guard Safety Alert 07/17 – CO₂ hazards
During two recent vessel inspections Coast Guard marine inspectors participated in and witnessed occasions where the testing and maintenance of a COâ‚‚ system resulted in serious safety threats that could […]
UK HSE: Worker loses fingers in crush injury during lifting operations
What happened The UK HSE reports that a company has been sentenced after a worker lost his middle two fingers at work. The incident occurred whilst he was trying to […]
Stored energy near miss: Person nearly hit by equipment caught during light daughtercraft operations
What happened A stand-by diver on a light daughtercraft (LDC) was nearly hit by a flying block and tackle, which was thrown towards him by an unplanned release of tension […]
Pin from crane block sheave guard fell 25m
What happened A member of UK Step Change in Safety reports an incident in which a main block sheave guard came loose from the main crane block and fell approximately […]
High potential dropped object near miss: Object fell from cargo
What happened The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which a piece of grating weighing 17kg fell from a load. It fell 6-7m to deck. Crew were on […]
Loss of sight in right eye: Misdiagnosis of illness
What happened A crew member on an ocean-going cargo vessel lost the sight in his right eye. He was self-medicating what he thought was a common cold for 4-5 days […]
Fatality: Crew member crushed between TMS and snubber ring
What happened During a maintenance operation, a member of an ROV crew sustained fatal injuries when he was trapped between the top of the tether management system (TMS) and the […]
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