A member has reported an incident in which one crewman died and another received minor injuries when a gypsy wheel fell over whilst being moved, resulting in two crew members […]
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.
Individual safety events are available individually online, tagged and searchable, while the traditional PDF collections are also available for download.
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Safety Events
Near-miss: Drawstring on storm jacket nearly drawn into rotating equipment
A company has reported a near miss incident in which the draw string on worker’s clothing was observed hanging close to a revolving spindle. The incident occurred on an offshore […]
Fire in engine room on platform supply vessel
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding a fire in the engine room of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The fire broke out in the engine […]
Near-miss: quarantine of fall arrest equipment
A member has reported a near miss incident in which lift arrest equipment was found to be faulty and was subsequently removed from use. During an annual inspection of equipment […]
Diver fainted
A member has reported an incident in which a diver fainted. The incident occurred when the diver arrived at the stage feeling very tired and requested permission to enter the […]
Stored pressure release – hydraulic oil
A member has reported an incident in which there was an unexpected high pressure oil discharge causing injury to someone’s left hand. The incident occurred during the reconfiguration of a […]
Lost time injury (LTI) during lifting operations – backloading tubular cargo
A member has reported an incident in which a crew member was injured during lifting operations. His legs were trapped whilst he was walking between casings being lifted, when one […]
Electric shock incident
A member has reported an incident in which a ship’s electrician received a 220V AC shock. The incident occurred when working on a 24V remote input/output (RIO) module on joy-stick […]
Man overboard (MOB) rescue lifting slings parted
A company has reported an incident in which there was a failure of lifting slings. During a MOB drill in port the dummy was brought to the MOB using a […]
Near-miss: Potential fall from height during launch of rescue craft
A member has reported a potential near miss incident in which there could have been a fall from height during launch of rescue craft. During annual inspection of the rescue […]
Near-miss: Manual handling in the office
A member has reported a near miss incident in which a box of fluorescent tubes very nearly fell on someone’s head. The incident occurred in an office location when someone […]
Near-miss: Supply vessel in path of helicopter making approach to platform
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which a helicopter aborted an approach to a fixed installation because a supply vessel was positioned […]
Diver sustains water jetting injury
A member has reported an incident in which a diver injured himself using a water jetting tool. The incident occurred during the removal of marine growth from the leg of […]
Capstan wire parted during deployment of anchor buoy
A member has reported an incident in which a wire parted whilst dragging an anchor buoy on deck. The incident occurred when a vessel was involved in a Delta Flipper […]
Fatality: Worker crushed by engine piston assembly
The Workplace Safety and Health Council of Singapore has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which a worker was fatally crushed by a piston assembly within the […]
Near-miss: Man overboard
A company has reported a man overboard incident in which the person who fell overboard was recovered onboard uninjured within several minutes. The incident occurred when one wind turbine crew […]
Near-miss: Missing nut and split pin on shackle
A member has reported an incident in which rented lifting equipment was returned to the vendor (a winch supplier) with important parts missing. Rental equipment was returned to the winch […]
Dropped object: Failure of lump hammer
A member has reported an incident in which a wooden hammer shaft failed and the head fell to deck. Two personnel were located at the upper main tensioner level of […]
Dropped object near-misses
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following two safety flashes regarding a number of dropped object incidents. In the first incident, a piece of timber which was approximately 300mm […]
Dropped object near-miss: Falling crane block
A member has reported an incident in which a crane wire parted and the hook block then fell to deck (approximately 15 metres) landing in close proximity to the deck […]
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