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Safety Flashes 2019

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/19	Confined space entry: person overcome by fumes and rendered unconscious Confined space fatality on-board the fishing vessel Sunbeam Confined space entry: worker died inside pump room Person felt unwell while working in confined space	Jan 2019
IMCA SF 02/19	LTI: finger injury during work with rotating machinery BSEE: worker injured in fall from height into water Hazard hunt: pilot ladders and gangways High potential near miss: dropped line pipe after vacuum lifter failed High potential near miss: dropped object (flood lamp)	Feb 2019
IMCA SF 03/19	Product caution notice relating to commercial diving equipment: gas conditioner charges Corrosion: failure of bolts on a cargo barge bollard LTI: engineer injured following engine room slip/trip Subcontractor ROV control room damaged by fire	Feb 2019
IMCA SF 04/19	Galley safety - rice cooker smouldering Near miss: potential fire - overheating of oil in deep frying pan Sparks from funnel caused small fire Hazard hunt: fire dampers and fixed firefighting systems	Mar 2019
IMCA SF 05/19	High potential near miss: passenger on a CTV narrowly avoided being crushed between vessels Near miss: potential fall through CTV hatch Near miss: diver reports tight gas Near miss: winch wire snagged and released suddenly	Mar 2019
IMCA SF 06/19	Latent trip hazards Near miss: crewman struck on head by crane hook (Marine Safety Forum) Personal injury following PPE violation and slip and fall on deck Hand injury during closing of hatch LTI: head injury	Apr 2019
IMCA SF 07/19	Unpublished safety incidents Transferee stepping from gangway to staircase during rotation Near miss: cargo shifted on deck in heavy weather Uncontrolled release of walk to work gangway Vessel hit moored barge whilst turning	Apr 2019
IMCA SF 08/19	Fishing nets caught in propellers Oil spill during bunkering Damaged high pressure content gauge hoses on bail-outs Fire: smoke coming from an expired line throwing cartridge kept for disposal Hot water fitting failure results in 3m loss of depth in diving bell	Apr 2019
IMCA SF 09/19	Line of fire/pinch point - fractured fingers Rigger sustains injury to left hand Slip on wet surface (Marine Safety Forum) Unsafe actions and conditions - inhibited alarm buttons	May 2019
IMCA SF 10/19	Diver fatality during subsea lifting operations - update Helium gas quad - gas variances across quadrants Weight dropped to the seabed narrowly missing diving bell Near miss: fire of electrical distribution board during diving operations	May 2019
IMCA SF 11/19	Fatality and multiple injuries: flash fire incident onboard pipelay barge	May 2019
IMCA SF 12/19	Oxygen service regulators Theft from vessel at anchor Dropped load - water High potential near miss - unsecured sheave Two battery issues - step change	May 2019
IMCA SF 13/19	Galley electric shock – uncontrolled portable electrical equipment Use of 220V AC power tools and equipment Don’t put your finger in the wrong place: failure to isolate equipment causes serious finger injury Non-fatal man overboard incident The wear and care of safety helmets	Jun 2019
IMCA SF 14/19	High potential near miss: person found unconscious in confined space Confined spaces: silent and invisible killers Three hand injuries Three fatalities: stored energy; falling objects; traffic management	Jun 2019
IMCA SF 15/19	Well drilled in the wrong place breaches railway tunnel Space heater caught fire Main engine turbocharger lagging on fire Near miss: uncontrolled movement of gangway Have a regime when the current’s abeam - ensure adequate manoeuvring space!	Jul 2019
IMCA SF 16/19	LTI: foot injury after standing on rotating winch drum Sprained ankle whilst climbing on equipment Line of fire: cutting injury to index finger Man overboard fatality Two incidents relating to life-rafts/life boats	Jul 2019
IMCA SF 17/19	High potential near miss - storage box dropped from forklift Dropped load (bottled water) during lifting operations Near miss: dropped magnet during dry docking High potential near miss: dropped object during piggyback drilling operations Quayside dropped object Dropped flexible pipe incident	Jul 2019
IMCA SF 18/19	Important safety notice for users of Crosby S-1326 18/20mm Shur-Loc Hook with 16t WLL – PN 100434 Crane anti-two block securing wire failure Mattress beam landed very close to divers Near miss - two dropped objects (MSF)	Jul 2019
IMCA SF 19/19	Fire in incinerator exhaust gas manifold Seawater entering cabin caused electrical fault Near miss: fire/explosion thermal runaway – lead acid battery Fire main dust cap blown away by pressure from the line Smouldering coiled extension cable Near miss fire - epoxy overheating	Aug 2019
IMCA SF 20/19	Near miss: diver's umbilical trapped Accidental activation of emergency stop during saturation diving operations LTI during mooring operations Mooring incident: mooring line slipped off and snapped back LTI - fall from height	Aug 2019
IMCA SF 21/19	High potential near miss – rescue boat davit failure (MSF) Davit failures Listing of crew boat due to water ingress Routine test of lifeboat launch results in fatalities	Sep 2019
IMCA SF 22/19	Grease itself is a dropped object! Dropped wooden block in conductor support frame Near miss: absence of safety pin in the anchor swivel shackle Fatal fall from height on-board Seatruck Pace in Liverpool in December 2018 BBC news: worker loses hand after he was injured with faulty hydraulic cutting gear	Sep 2019
IMCA SF 23/19	For want of a watchman the ship was lost UK HSE Investigation into Offshore Gas Explosion UK HSE prosecution following 2011 fatal explosion in oil refinery Near miss - diving operations while alongside Loss of rig anchor wire from vessel Karm Fork	Sep 2019
IMCA SF 24/19	Update to SF 11/19: Fatality and multiple injuries - flash fire onboard pipe-lay barge	Oct 2019
IMCA SF 25/19	Battery fire with subsequent gas explosion: Warning about lithium-ion power following ferry fire Lithium batteries: Fire following the failure of a helicopter start power unit Fire hazard posed by personal electronic devices Near Miss: Fire blanket caught fire during third-party hot work Ruptured acetylene hose: Fire	Oct 2019
IMCA SF 26/19	Grounding of bulk carrier Kuzma Minin at Falmouth Use of surge protected devices on-board vessels Petzl Pixa lights as potential dropped objects Snake on-board vessel Near miss: emergency stop pressed accidentally	Nov 2019
IMCA SF 27/19	High potential near miss: guide cone funnel dropped Main ROV lift wire umbilical and bullet parted Cabling in ROV hanger inadvertently severed by the ROV launch and recovery frame Crush injury to hand while attempting to secure crane hook Hand injury during lift operations Finger trapped and injured whilst moving hatch covers	Nov 2019
IMCA SF 28/19	Man overboard - fall from pilot ladder High potential incident - man injured while falling overboard (MOB) Unsafe boarding during unmooring operation Raising awareness on safety barriers such as railings and gratings Welder at work injured during close SIMOPS	Dec 2019
IMCA SF 29/19	Important safety notice to users of certain Crosby shackle products	Dec 2019
IMCA SF 30/19	Diver trapped by Anchor Chain Failed shackle on vessel life raft Uncontrolled movement of retractable gangway Exploding television recovered from sea Unknown floating objects in 500m safety zone Vessel hit and destroyed fender Improper use of heaving line	Dec 2019

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