What happened? A set of heavy chain links, or ‘Brothers’ used in lifting, fell from a turbine tower onto the front deck of a Crew Transfer Vehicle (CTV) below. The […]
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Safety Events
High potential dropped objects from wind turbine Nacelle crane
What happened? Two lifting bags detached and fell from the crane hook on a wind turbine tower. The incident occurred during lowering operations at the end of an annual service […]
UK HSE: fatal injury following catastrophic failure of pressure test equipment
What happened? A 64-year-old worker was fatally wounded by shrapnel ejected from testing equipment. He was leak testing eight 1500 litre cylinders, by applying compressed air inside to create pressure. […]
Dropped object from crane
What happened? A composite block forming the end stop topping of a crane fell 20m from the crane to deck. The incident occurred after a Suez Canal transit, when it […]
High potential near miss dropped object
What happened? During trans-spooling of 1½” hydraulic jumper from a wooden reel to a subsea carousel, the second end termination head of the hydraulic jumper pipe released from the reel […]
Dropped object near miss – crane boom bumper stop falls off
What happened? This was a high potential near miss dropped object incident in which a crane boom bumper stop fell onto the crane cab. No personnel were injured; however, there […]
There’s something in my eye!
What happened? A welder reported to the Chief Officer that he had got something in his eye. The welder had been welding closed ballast tank manhole covers before breaking for […]
Failure of life raft securing strap
What happened? A life raft from the starboard forward life raft station made an unplanned deployment into the sea. The incident occurred in early afternoon with calm seas and clear […]
Vessel hit and destroyed fender
What happened? A vessel collided with the quay, destroying the fenders. The vessel picked up the pilot and proceeded towards the harbour. The wind was SSW 4-5 with good visibility. […]
Uncontrolled movement of retractable gangway
What happened? During lifting up and securing of a vessel’s retractable gangway, the spring latch of the lifting device disconnected causing an uncontrolled release of the holding wire, and the […]
Diver trapped by Anchor Chain
What happened? During diving operations to locate a pipeline end manifold (PLEM) near a single point mooring (SPM), a diver was trapped by an anchor chain. The incident occurred when […]
High potential incident – man injured while falling overboard (MOB)
What happened? Whilst descending stairs to a boat-landing area on an offshore platform, a sub-contracted employee of one of our members tripped on a 2-inch discharge hose that had been […]
Finger trapped and injured whilst moving hatch covers
What happened? An AB sustained a serious finger injury when his finger was trapped while attempting to secure a forecastle hatch whilst securing the area following a mooring operation. What […]
Hand injury during lift operations
What happened? During a mechanical lifting operation using a mobile crane, the crane was required to move and set up at a new location. The crane outrigger stabiliser pads (1.2T […]
Crush injury to hand while attempting to secure crane hook
What happened? While attempting to secure a crane hook to the deck handrail with a polypropylene rope, a rigger’s right hand was caught between the hook shank and the handrail. […]
Petzl Pixa lights as potential dropped objects
A member has noted that certain headlamps supplied for use with certain helmets, as used extensively for working at height in the offshore renewables sector, could come loose and fall. […]
UK HSE prosecution following 2011 fatal explosion in oil refinery
What happened? The UK HSE has prosecuted two companies after an explosion killed four workers and seriously injured another at an oil refinery in Pembrokeshire in 2011. Five workers were […]
Grease itself is a dropped object!
What happened? During crane operations on an offshore vessel, quantities of grease fell from the crane block and landed on deck. The incident occurred in daylight, when a wellhead head […]
Mooring incident: mooring line slipped off and snapped back
What happened? During mooring operations of a cargo barge, a mooring line slipped off the cargo barge bollards, causing it to whip back and hit the attending tug. The tug […]
LTI during mooring operations
What happened? During mooring operations in the forward mooring deck of a large vessel, crew were in the process of sending out lines to line handlers ashore. When sending out […]
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