What happened During pipe handling operations a rigger positioned himself at the pipe’s bottom layer gap. A pipe from the upper layer rolled down into the space on the bottom […]
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
LTI: burns to forearms
What happened? During pipe coating application work at a third-party sub-contractor worksite, a worker received serious burns to both forearms, that resulted in an LTI. The injury occurred at the […]
LTI: person suffered serious crush injuries
What happened During offshore drilling operations, a drilling assistant sustained serious crush injuries, resulting in several weeks away from work. He was injured when he leaned out of the rooster […]
MAIB: “pinkie is no longer perkie”
What happened The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which a crew member on a large cargo vessel lost part of their finger while passing […]
Connection failure during lifting operation
What happened? On a windfarm installation vessel, there was a connection failure during operations. During lowering and rotating of the Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) into the skidding frame for the […]
BSEE: A note on repetitive strain injuries
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has published Safety Alert 451 relating to Body mechanics, (manual) lifting techniques, and repetitive motion leading to strain injuries. The BLS tracks […]
Oil leakage from vessel crane onto quayside
What happened A hydraulic pipe burst causing an oil leak. The incident occurred when a vessel was alongside retrieving anchor handling chains from chain lockers to the main deck. This […]
Vessel collision with underwater objects in harbour
What happened A vessel suffered underwater damage to the hull when it collided with uncharted objects in the harbour. The incident occurred after completion of cargo operations when an AHTS […]
MAIB: Flooding and sinking of the survey workboat Bella
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published Report 10/22 into the flooding and sinking of the survey workboat Bella. The boat flooded and sank while carrying out hydrographic survey […]
USCG: Hidden corrosion on deck fittings can cause dangerous failures
The United States Coastguard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 09-22 relating to a dangerous and potentially fatal situation involving D-ring lifting points, which caused a severe injury to a crewmember. […]
BSEE: Unsafe crane working practices result in injury
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #446 relating to an injury caused by unsafe crane working practices. What happened A lead mechanic […]
BSEE: Hazards associated with cranes on idle facilities
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #448 relating to hazards associated with cranes on idle facilities posing safety and environmental risks. What […]
Failure of moorings during heavy weather
The Marshall Islands registry has published a casualty investigation report into an incident where the drill ship Valaris DS-4 lost its moorings in heavy weather while being prepared for lay-up. […]
MAIB: mv Teal Bay mooring fatality
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published Report 9/2022 relating to a mooring deck fatality on board a cargo vessel in August 2021. Of interest in that this may […]
Near miss: oily rag activated smoke sensor in vessel laundry area
What happened A fire alarm was activated from the laundry room. On duty personnel were sent to investigate and discovered smoke was coming from one of the clothes dryers in […]
Live sub-surface power cable inadvertently cut
What happened A high potential near miss occurred during onshore preparations for a pipeline installation when an excavator cut into an energised power cable. Trenching activities for the onshore pipeline […]
Failure to plan properly: electrician sustains serious burns (UK HSE)
Following a UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution, a retail company was fined £1,000,000 after an electrician suffered serious burns to 15 per cent of his body when he […]
BSEE: Poor preparation prior to hot work leads to fires
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #447 relating to incidents in which fires were caused following hot work. What happened Recently, several […]
Hydraulic Oil Leak to Sea from Downline Fitting
What happened During decommissioning, cutting work was being conducted using a diamond wire saw. A third-party supplier’s technician noticed a sudden drop in pressure, and it was discovered that 100 […]
Focus on third-party dropped objects
What happened A member reports a significant increase in the number of dropped objects at third-party premises. The dropped object incidents have included many high potential near miss dropped objects […]
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