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 […]
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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 […]
What happened? The UK HSE has fined Marathon Oil UK LLC (Marathon) Ă‚ÂŁ1,160,000 following an investigation into a high-pressure gas release on the Brae Alpha offshore platform on 26 December […]
What happened? During a decommissioning project, a wooden wedge, weighing approximately 13 kg, dropped 6m, striking a rigger’s hard hat and shoulder on its way down. The rigger suffered minor […]
What happened? On the Auger platform in the Gulf of Mexico during routine testing, a lifeboat fell into the sea with two persons on-board. Both were fatally injured. The […]
What happened? During vessel operations, a porthole in a passenger’s cabin was left untightened and slightly ajar. This allowed for seawater to enter the cabin and seep into the electrical […]
What happened? During subsea lifting operations with divers in the water, a large mattress lifting beam was lowered inappropriately close to the divers. The two saturation divers were deployed on […]
What happened? The US Coast Guard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 05-19 relating to a man overboard fatality. The incident occurred when a very large (330m) container ship arrived in […]
What happened? An AB was taking part in a task to re-spool a wire onto an aft deck tugger winch, when he climbed onto the side of the tugger winch […]
A space heater and some loose equipment caught fire. An area had been washed down as part of a housekeeping activity. As a precaution, electrical heaters were switched off and […]
What happened? A member of the vessel crew fell into the sea during personnel transfer using a Crew Tender Vessel (CTV). The incident occurred when the vessel was stood by […]
What happened? While carrying out work to fix the hydraulic arm of an ROV manipulator, the person involved was trying to adjust the position of the piston to align holes […]
What happened? A hydraulic control lever on a console was inadvertently activated, resulting in the unplanned movement of part of the equipment on a drilling derrick on a vessel. A […]
What happened? During pipelaying activities on a pipelay barge, Injection Moulded Polypropylene (IMPP) equipment at a coating station got stuck. Pipelaying activities were stopped and repair operations were started. The […]
What happened? A barge suffered a total loss of electrical power whilst air diving was in progress. The incident occurred during diving operations at 18 msw, conducted from a third-party […]
What happened? A rigger was struck by a lever hoist hook, which led to a restricted work case. The incident occurred during lifting operations and had the potential to have […]
What happened? A crewman suffered a pinch point injury resulting in two fractured fingers and a fingertip amputation. The incident occurred when a piece of equipment weighing 86kg was being […]
What happened? Whilst turning in a river port, a vessel collided with a moored barge. The vessel`s port quarter grazed the starboard bow of the barge at around 0.1 knots. […]
What happened? During extraction of working teams from offshore wind farm turbine towers in poor weather, a transferee found himself on a gangway as it disconnected. Weather and sea conditions […]
What happened? A provisions lift onboard a vessel became stuck. The chief engineer was called to attempt a repair. During assessment of the problem, the lift dropped whilst his head […]
What happened? A worker felt dizzy and weak while cleaning a mud tank. The tank watchman noticed this and initiated the emergency rescue procedures to recover the person from confined […]
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