The Crosby Group has asked that IMCA circulate the following information as part of a Safety Flash. Crosby has been made aware (March 2023) of a few instances of hoist […]
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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.
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
Uncontrolled movement of spreader bar
What happened A vessel was set up alongside a barge in preparation for the subsea deployment of a 16″ (40cm) spool. The spreader bar sea-fastenings were removed by the deck […]
Equipment starts unexpectedly
What happened THree mechanics obtained a Lock-out/Tag-out (LOTO) for a High voltage AC unit, and were performing routine maintenance on the unit. As one of them went to lubricate the […]
Near Miss: steam and water released from filter
What happened? A mechanic was given a work order to clean out strainers from a boiler circulation pump. The mechanic was got to loosening the last two bolts, and stopped […]
Maintenance and control of fire doors
What happened? A member has discovered instances of mandatory fire doors onboard their vessels being in a poor state of maintenance, and in some cases modified to alter the closing […]
BSEE: Person injured when safety mechanisms failed
What happened The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 455 relating to an incident in which a third-party contract operator sandblasting offshore was […]
Dropped spanner falls 15m
What happened During work at height, a spanner became disconnected from its DROPS protection lanyard whilst crew were working in an area outside the installed protective netting. The spanner then […]
Equipment Damage: Dropped Object from tiltable lay system
What happened A bracket weighing 10.5kg fell 16m to deck. The incident occurred during a function test of a tensioner on a pipelay system. The tensioner doors had to be […]
Near Miss: Personnel nearly struck by rotating chain attached to flexible pipe
What happened Crew were involved in the second end transfer of a 4″ (10cm) production flexible up to the top module of the pipelay system. As the second end was […]
Near Miss – Messroom fridge fell over during rough seas
What happened During transit through heavy seas, a fridge tore loose from the messroom wall and fell on its side. The incident occurred when the vessel was transiting out to […]
LTI finger injury during mooring operations
What happened An AB got his left index finger trapped between a bitt and a mooring rope, resulting in a broken finger and 45 days off work. The incident occurred […]
Crew member trapped his left index finger in watertight door
What happened A fitter’s left index finger was pinched between the moving door edge and door frame causing small abrasions to the index finger. The incident occurred during testing of […]
Hand injury from portable grinder
What happened A subcontract worker received a 3cm laceration to the hand while using a portable grinder. The incident occurred during flowline fabrication work at a spool base. The portable […]
Cut and bruise to right hand whilst pressure testing
What happened A technician was pressure testing hydraulic hoses in the hydraulic workshop using the water pressure test bed. He had previously tested two hoses earlier in his shift. On […]
LTI: Hand injury in galley
What happened An experienced cook in the galley badly injured his hand when his knife slipped. The incident occurred in a vessel alongside at Christmas. The cook was preparing meat […]
Serious LTI – Crew member slipped on deck breaking his leg
What happened Three engineering crew members were involved in the manual handling of a bunker hose from an upper storage area to a lower deck storage area accessed via a […]
Head injury when crew member fell over in bathroom during heavy weather
What happened A member of the crew fell over in the bathroom of his cabin while the vessel was rolling violently, and suffered a minor head injury as a result. […]
Person slipped when exiting bathroom into cabin
What happened A crew member stepped out of the bathroom onto the cabin mat, when the mat slipped resulting in the crew member falling backwards, striking his lower back on […]
Leak of oil-based mud
What happened? There was a spillage of oil-based mud from a vessel alongside. The leak occurred when a vessel was preparing to transfer oil-based mud to the shore base. Just […]
Life raft secured incorrectly on cradle
What happened During an onshore visit to a vessel, it was observed that a life raft was attached/connected incorrectly to the life raft cradle. The life raft painter rope was […]
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