The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #447 relating to incidents in which fires were caused following hot work. What happened Recently, several […]
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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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Safety Events
Focus on third-party dropped objects
What happened A member reports a significant increase in the number of dropped objects at third-party premises. The dropped object incidents have included many high potential near miss dropped objects […]
Unsafe transportation and packing arrangements
What happened One of our members has recently experienced two near miss incidents, resulting from the inadequate packing of goods during transportation with the potential for more significant consequences and […]
BSEE: Stored Energy in Slings Causes Multiple Injuries
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #445 relating to multiple injuries caused by stored energy in slings. What happened The BSEE writes: […]
Diver Finger Injury – Scrubber Blower Fan
What happened A diver suffered a minor hand injury when he put his hand on part of a fan which should not have been exposed. The incident occurred on a […]
Personal injury – burns from hot engine oil to body and face
CHIRP Maritime, an industry charity facilitating confidential incident reporting from seafarers, has published its Annual Digest 2021, which includes a number of events and incidents of interest to IMCA members. […]
Chemical burns to body
CHIRP Maritime, an industry charity facilitating confidential incident reporting from seafarers, has published its Annual Digest 2021, which includes a number of events and incidents of interest to IMCA members. […]
Damage to flexible riser
What happened? During deployment of a water injection riser from a vessel, damage to the outer coating occurred when it came into contact with the sharp edge of the flare […]
IOGP: Squeezed hand due to unintentional activation of winch
What happened IOGP has published Safety Alert #336 relating to a squeezed hand due to the unintentional activation of a winch. A crane operator stood by a control panel to […]
Searchlight fell from vessel during heavy weather
What happened The starboard wing searchlight became detached from its mounting bracket in heavy weather, and fell directly into the sea, snapping the secondary tether that was in place. What […]
Communications: LTI finger injury during lifting operations
What happened During demobilization lifting operations, a rigger’s right ring finger was crushed between the crane hook and a lifting eye. A vessel was demobilizing with a third party crane […]
Riggers struck/trapped by pipe section
What happened A vessel crane was lifting two 16 inch pipes of 24.4m length from a supply vessel to the pipelayer conveyor system. The second pipe section when being lowered […]
UK HSE: worker died following fall from crane platform
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a company after an electrician died in a fall of approximately eight metres when an access panel on the raised walkway […]
UK HSE: worker falls from height during oil platform decommissioning
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a civil engineering company after a worker suffered life threatening injuries after falling 15 metres when a platform he was working […]
Stored energy release: Two fatalities with tyres (IOGP)
An IOGP member reports two separate incidents, both with fatal outcomes and related to maintenance/changing of tyres on vehicles. Whilst not strictly marine related, the incidents represent opportunities to highlight […]
Get it fixed!! Deteriorated seals on emergency hatch
What Happened? During an inspection of a vessel as a part of the 5-yearly docking, deteriorated seals were found on a number of hatches. Preliminary investigation was conducted and after […]
Non-fatal man overboard incident
What happened After completing work, a small mooring (pilot) boat returned to the jetty. The AB began to secure the forward spring line of the mooring boat. The pilot being […]
Fatal fall from collapsing scaffolding on a merchant vessel
What happened The Hong Kong Merchant Shipping organisation reports an incident in which a sailor was killed in a fall from collapsing scaffolding. The bosun and AB were assigned to […]
UK HSE: Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) leak
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that the operator of the UK’s largest oil refinery has been fined for health and safety breaches after a leak of liquid […]
UK HSE: Poor control of work – worker suffered serious injuries
An individual supervisor – not the company – has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker became entangled in a conveyor belt sustaining serious injuries to his hand and […]
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