A member has reorted an incident in which a worker was killed, falling 19 meters from a column walkway. The person was a fitter putting in place a final piece […]
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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Diver falls into bell maintenance pit
A member has reported that as part of bell maintenance activities, a diver and dive supervisor removed grating from the bell maintenance access pit and positioned it against the moonpool […]
Pillar valve failure
A member has reported an incident in which a pillar valve from an emergency gas cylinder separated from the bottle while under pressure, rapidly releasing 50 cu ft of air […]
Unsecured object fell and injured crewman
During ‘routine’ offshore operations, a piece of unsecured grillage stowed on deck toppled and struck a member of the deck crew on the foot. The impact was severe and caused […]
Near-miss: Missing grating on platform in fuel tank
IMCA has received a report of a near-miss involving workers entering a cargo tank. Workers descending a ladder into the tank found that there was no grating platform at the […]
Falling object – Grating fell onto pipe deck
One of our members reports an incident wherein a piece of grating, of size 37×15 cm and weight 3 kg, fell 11 metres from a catwalk onto the pipe-deck below. […]
Near-miss: Dropped object narrowly misses worker
During some pipe work on the deckhead of a production platform, a spanner weighing 1.4kg was dropped from the work place and fell 6 metres, landing only one metre from […]
Serious injury during crane operations
A member has reported a serious injury that occurred during crane operations on a third party vessel. The vessel had been released from towing a flexible riser and the tow-wire […]
Fall hazards associated with temporary deck openings
A member has provided a note on one of the outcomes of a joint US Coast Guard (USCG)/Minerals Management Service (MMS) review of accidents on fixed offshore facilities resulting in […]
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