What happened A large steel deck plate fell 9m from a pipelay tower to deck. The incident occurred on a vessel in dry dock, during which testing and inspection of […]
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Falls from step ladders
What happened? A member reports two incidents in which persons fell off step ladders and were injured as a result. Incident 1 While climbing back down a ladder from the […]
Man overboard from stinger
What happened? A member of the crew fell overboard through an opening in the stinger. The incident occurred with the vessel alongside in port. A team of three electricians were […]
Serious injury caused by high-pressure washer
What happened? A work team supervisor sustained a laceration to his upper right thigh caused by a high-pressure water jet. The injury required several stitches and the injured party was […]
Poor condition of on-board equipment
What happened? During ‘safety walk arounds’ on one of our members’ vessels, certain equipment was seen to be in poor condition. In the first case, a fire blanket in the […]
Raising awareness on safety barriers such as railings and gratings
What happened? The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) of Singapore has released Safety Flyer 2019/02 entitled The importance of ensuring proper inspection and maintenance regime. It is intended raise awareness […]
Uncontrolled release of walk to work gangway
What happened? A walk-to-work (W2W) gangway system broke loose from its connection point. The incident occurred during transfer of four persons to an offshore wind installation. The first person got […]
LTI: engineer injured following engine room slip/trip
What happened? An engineer was injured when he stepped on a loose deck plate. The incident occurred during a dry dock, when an engineer was walking in the engine room […]
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 […]
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 […]
High potential dropped object near miss: Object fell from cargo
What happened The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which a piece of grating weighing 17kg fell from a load. It fell 6-7m to deck. Crew were on […]
Near miss – grating dislodged and fell, leading to crewman slipping
What happened? During flow-line installation work on an oil platform, a section of plastic grating became dislodged as a crewman stepped on it. The incident occurred when crew were making […]
Lost time injury (LTI): loose grating fell from crane, a man fell through and was injured
What happened? A crane operator stepped on a loose piece of grating on the crane walkway. The grating fell 18m to deck below, damaging some stairs. The crane operator fell […]
Fall from height during yard visit
What happened A yard worker fell 4m from the main deck to a mezzanine deck. The injured worker suffered a compression fracture in his right ankle. During a yard visit, […]
Near-miss: Multiple potential dropped objects discovered during loading of spooling unit
What happened? A vessel loaded a spooling unit and other cargo onto a platform. After lifting operations were completed, the platform reported that multiple potential dropped objects (total 19 items) […]
Near miss: Unidentified differential pressure led to diver’s umbilical getting trapped
A member has reported an inshore diving near miss incident in which a diver’s umbilical became trapped and subsequently damaged – no divers were injured. The incident occurred when two […]
Medical treatment: Person fell down unprotected hatch
The MSF has published safety alert number 16-17 regarding an incident in which a shore-side foreman walked into the “safe haven” area of a supply vessel and stepped into an […]
Near-miss: Open hatches left without barriers
A member has reported a near miss incident in which a number of hatches on deck were left open without any form of barrier, creating the potential for injury if […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Crewman injured during opening of tanks
A member has reported an incident in which someone suffered a head injury, when water escaped from a tank when it was opened. The incident occurred during opening of vessel […]
Fatality during basket transfer
A member has reported an incident in which a crew member suffered a fatal fall from a Billy Pugh X-800 series personnel basket during a transfer between an incomplete platform […]
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