What happened? A hammer weighing 1.1kg was inadvertently dropped from height and fell over 12m to the deck. Third party scaffolders were erecting scaffolding along the funnel of a vessel. […]
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
Oxygen and Acetylene hose caught fire
What happened? A small fire was discovered in oxygen/acetylene hoses. Workers heard an “air blowing sound” and left their work location to investigate. Smoke and flames were noticed and a […]
Incorrect pressure gauge on high pressure supply line
What happened? The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has published Safety Alert 284 relating to a small steam leak from a pressure gauge on the high pressure […]
High potential near miss: failure of valve on gas bottle
What happened? The Royal New Zealand Navy has reported an explosion during the refilling of gas bottles used for naval diving operations. A crewman was refilling bottles when he heard […]
Power loss within dive control
What happened? During diving operations, there was a power loss scenario within dive control whereby both circuit breakers after the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) tripped, causing a loss of power […]
LTI: Crush injury to middle and index finger
What happened Riggers on a vessel were moving heavy deck plates (2.45 m x 1.2 m x 5 mm, weighing 114 kg) when one of them got his hand caught, causing a crush […]
Hand injury whilst using pillar drill
What happened The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published an alert in which someone was injured whilst using a pillar drill. An experienced engineer was changing out a drill bit […]
Two cases of hand injuries – UK HSE
Incident 1: Worker Injures Hand on Lathe What happened THE UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reports that an engineering firm was sentenced after a worker suffered injuries to his […]
LTI: Injury to right wrist
What happened Someone using a power tool suffered a serious injury to the right wrist when the drill got out of control. Vessel engineers were installing a support frame for […]
Unsafe mooring practices
What happened During a routine marine inspection of a vessel it was observed that rope lines had been attached to the mooring winch control levers to facilitate ‘remote’ operation of […]
Parting of hawser and bulk cargo hose during tandem mooring
What happened During at-sea bunkering operations between two vessels, a mooring line parted and then a fuel hose parted also. There was no spillage of fuel. The incident occurred when […]
Near miss: Single wire strand protruded from original lay
What happened During deployment of the bell and clump weight from a vessel for subsea inspection of a riser line, it was observed that a single wire strand protruded from […]
Near miss: Failure of subsea lifting equipment
What happened A dummy spool connected to two lift bags made a rapid and uncontrolled ascent to the surface. The incident occurred during diving operations on a construction barge. There […]
Painter parted during small boat operations
What happened The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which the forward painter quick release on a fast rescue craft (FRC) parted during recovery of the boat. Three […]
High potential incident: Fast rescue craft capsized
What happened A fast rescue craft (FRC) being used in a near-shore shallow water seismic survey in tropical waters, capsized causing four people to fall into the sea. There were […]
Stored energy – Worker scalded when hot ash dropped into water
What happened The UK HSE reports that a company was fined after a worker received severe burns to his upper body and face. The incident occurred when a worker was […]
Worker severely burnt following oxygen explosion
What happened? The UK HSE reports that an engineering company was fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries after an oxygen pipe exploded in front of him. Work was […]
Worker fainted and was injured during tanker operations in a tropical climate
What happened? A worker stood up and subsequently fainted. The incident occurred during hose handling when a tanker was loading at a single point mooring (SPM). A rigger was in […]
Crewman found collapsed – Seasickness
What happened? A trainee member of the crew was found lying unconscious on the deck between two cement tanks. In falling his left arm had twisted under him but there […]
Fall from height during yard visit
What happened A yard worker fell 4m from the main deck to a mezzanine deck. The injured worker suffered a compression fracture in his right ankle. During a yard visit, […]
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