The Energeo Alliance (formerly IAGC) have published a safety alert relating to a crew person who suffered a laceration to the right index finger whilst going through a door on […]
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
Near miss: lift bag released unintentionally from crane hook
What happened? During a saturation dive, deck crew connected a lift bag to the crane to subsequently send it down to the diver. When the crane hook went through the […]
Nitrogen cylinder ruptured
What happened A high pressure Nitrogen cylinder in a quad of 12 cylinders located on a drill rig floor ruptured without warning. The cylinders were charged to 2,400psi and were […]
Offshore platform decommissioning near miss
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety of Western Australia (DEMIRS) has published Significant Incident Summary No. 6 relating to the unexpected movement of the Sinbad topsides during […]
NTSB: Fire on vessel – stray electrical current during welding
The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB) has published report MIR-24-15 relating to a fire aboard a vessel which may have been caused by stray currents flowing […]
MAIB: vessel collision caused by mismatch between bridge and engine room control
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a Safety flyer relating to a collision between two vessels caused by loss of propulsion control. What happened Fishing vessel Kirkella […]
Lifeboat air cylinder explosion on an empty installation
What happened An air bottle exploded on a lifeboat causing significant damage. The damage was discovered during a periodic inspection of an offshore platform which had been shut-in and had […]
Dropped object during cable trans-spooling
What happened? A roller weighing 5.7kg fell 8m and hit someone on the shoulder. This high potential incident occurred during alongside when a 69kV electrical cable was being trans-spooled ashore […]
Parted tag line caused damage during lifting operations
What happened A tagline parted under excess tension when moving a LiDAR buoy weighing 2.4 tonnes, causing the buoy to move in an unexpected way. The incident occurred when the […]
LTI – person fell from step ladder
What happened A worker fell off a 2-step ladder/hop up and was injured resulting in an LTI. A tool required some maintenance before going into storage after use. To gain […]
Non-fatal man overboard: worker fell from height into the sea
What happened A worker fell 3m from a new jacket into the sea. The worker was uninjured and successfully recovered without harm. The incident occurred during the installation of a […]
LTI: fingers severed by spinning fan blade
Hand and finger injuries Members continue to report hand and finger injuries. In last year’s safety statistics, 42% of LTIs reported by IMCA members involved injuries caused when workers got […]
Angle Grinder Finger Injury
Hand and finger injuries Members continue to report hand and finger injuries. In last year’s safety statistics, 42% of LTIs reported by IMCA members involved injuries caused when workers got […]
Crew member cut hand on broken glass during heavy weather
Hand and finger injuries Members continue to report hand and finger injuries. In last year’s safety statistics, 42% of LTIs reported by IMCA members involved injuries caused when workers got […]
Arm injury from metal skip cover
Hand and finger injuries Members continue to report hand and finger injuries. In last year’s safety statistics, 42% of LTIs reported by IMCA members involved injuries caused when workers got […]
MSF: Serious hand injury – high pressure air
Hand and finger injuries Members continue to report hand and finger injuries. In last year’s safety statistics, 42% of LTIs reported by IMCA members involved injuries caused when workers got […]
Side scuttle (porthole) knocked out by wave impact
What happened While a platform supply vessel was on passage through heavy seas, a large wave hit the vessel and a side scuttle (porthole) in one of the cabins broke […]
Dropped object: unsecured cargo inside box broke lose and fell
What happened A load of cargo being lifted onto a vessel destabilised and the cargo, weighing over 400kg, fell approx. 5m from the load onto the vessel deck. This high […]
Load lost from lorry on public road – inadequate securing of cargo
What happened During the transportation of equipment, a load became free of its single retention strap and fell off a lorry onto a public road. The load fell off while […]
Fast Rescue Boat (FRC) comes close to falling off in a dry dock
What happened During an annual test of an FRC (Fast Rescue Craft) and davit on a vessel in dry dock, the boat tipped forward and collided with a railing while […]
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