What happened? An experienced AB suffered serious ankle injuries during offloading operations. A vessel was delivering drill pipe casings to a jack-up rig when he was hit by the casing […]
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
USCG: bollard failures at marine facilities
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 06-18 entitled Don’t Let Your Vessel Get Underway Unexpectedly, regarding bollard failures at marine facilities. The alert covers recent shore […]
Vessel collision with fixed structure on wind farm
What happened? A vessel collided with the working platform on a wind turbine Transition Piece. The incident occurred during worsening weather conditions. The vessel was on DP, when it was […]
Hangar door failure and collapse
What happened? Whilst a vessel was working, there was a failure and collapse of the moonpool hangar doors. Deck crew were working in the area of the moonpool, when they […]
MSF: three potential near misses during cargo operations
Three recent safety alerts have been released by the MSF, all relating to high potential near misses during cargo operations. One of the incidents is a dropped object near miss […]
Two dropped object near misses
Incident 1 – Wooden block laying in top of main hoist block During a voyage in good weather conditions, the Captain decided that the vessel would sail with the cranes […]
LTI: cut to hand from protruding hose clip (Marine Safety Forum)
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has released the below safety alert 18-10. What happened? Not long after a vessel departed port, a crew member suffered a serious cut to his […]
Lost time injury (LTI): fractured elbow – fall injury
What happened? The Chief Officer slipped on a smooth section of ramping deck, landing badly and suffering a fractured elbow. The incident took place at crew change, when the Captain, […]
Recent prosecutions by the UK HSE
The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) publishes regular press releases relating to safety incidents. These can be found on the HSE website. IMCA monitors these publications and passes […]
Two potential dropped objects (Marine Safety Forum)
The MSF have published two safety alerts relating to potential dropped objects from cargo operations. Incident 1: Missing protection cover becomes high potential dropped object Vessel crew found a twist […]
Near miss: potential dropped objects on a temporary buoys (TBMs)
What happened? A member has reported two near miss incidents involving potential dropped objects. The objects were left on top of a temporary buoyancy module (TBM) during the installation of […]
Edges and ledges – a slip on deck resulted in injury
What happened A crewman slipped on a step grating and twisted his ankle. The incident happened as he stepped through a hatch on his way to a job. Initially he […]
Worker hit by steel plate falling from crane
What happened? The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) reports that a company has been fined after an employee was injured when he was struck by a steel plate […]
Dropped object – intermediate bulk container (IBC)
What happened? An intermediate bulk container (IBC) was dropped from a crane to deck. The incident occurred when a vessel crane was being used with a certified lifting device to […]
Port company fined after 600kg FIBC bag falls on employee
What happened? The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) have prosecuted Associated British Ports (ABP) for safety breaches after a flexible intermediate bulk container weighing 600kg fell and struck […]
Unsafe attempt of personnel transfer between vessels
What happened? Three people from a sub-contractor were observed trying to move from vessel to vessel whilst alongside, by slipping through the bulwark guardrails. There was no proper gangway in […]
Near miss: diver’s umbilical snagged by work basket during recovery to surface
What happened? A diver’s umbilical became snagged on a tool basket during recovery. An ‘all stop’ was called, the umbilical was freed and the divers were recovered safely. The incident […]
Finger Injury During Recovery of Daughter Craft
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a Safety Alert relating to a line of fire finger injury sustained during small boat operations. The incident occurred while the […]
Worker struck and injured by tipper truck
What happened? The UK HSE reports the prosecution of a building contractor after a worker was struck and injured by a tipper truck. The incident occurred at a time of […]
Worker lost his leg when he was hit by a forklift truck during lifting operations
What happened? The UK HSE reports that an engineering company has been fined after a worker lost his leg from the knee down when he was hit by a forklift […]
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