What happened? A vessel lost control of its steering gear due to leakage through the Karm fork seals, leading to uncontrolled flooding in the steering compartment. The engine room received […]
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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
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 […]
Crewman got cement dust in his eyes
What happened? During the discharging of a cement tank on board a vessel, a crewman was standing in the path of a blow back of cement dust, and the dust […]
Lost time injury (LTI) – finger laceration due to use of knife
What happened? A crew member was working with a knife when his knife suddenly slipped and sliced a layer of skin off his index finger and part of the nail […]
Failure of pipework in fuel tanks
What happened? Water ingress into a fuel tank was discovered to be from leaking pipework. Water ingress was reported into a fuel tank from two seawater lines running through the […]
Two near misses: loads fell from height to deck
What happened? During two recent lifting operations, loads fell from height to the deck. In one case the rigging crew were close to where the load landed – the incident […]
Property damage: platform supply vessel collided with legs of jack-up rig
What happened? A Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) collided with the legs of a jack-up drilling rig, causing some damage to the PSV. The incident occurred after transfer of water to […]
Worker crushed by dropped/falling object
What happened? A load from the top of a double-decked trailer fell onto a worker, causing life-changing injuries. His employer was prosecuted by the UK HSE and fined. See press […]
Worker was injured by a fork lift truck
What happened? A worker wasstruck by a reversing fork lift truck which resulted in him fracturing his pelvis. His employer was prosecuted by the UK Health & Safety Executive (UK […]
Worker trapped and injured by reversing vehicle
What happened? An IOGP safety alert recounts how, at a land-based seismic survey camp, a worker was trapped and injured when a reversing vehicle did not stop. Someone was working […]
Passenger safety in retrofitted mini-vans/buses
What happened? An International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) member reports on an audit into the use of retrofitted vehicles, e.g. converted cargo-duty mini-vans/buses for passenger transportation. Inspections […]
Counterfeit training certificates
What happened? IMCA has been advised that there has been a recent increase in counterfeit training certificates in circulation for crane operators, riggers, banksman/slingers etc. It is reported that the […]
Fatality during unpacking of heavy electrical panel equipment
What happened? Step Change UK report a fatal incident which occurred during the unpacking of heavy electrical equipment on an offshore production platform. A Variable Speed Drive electrical panel, weighing […]
High potential near miss: slip on tag line during crane operations
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which a crewman slipped and fell during lifting operations. The incident occurred when a vessel was preparing for cargo […]
Uncontrolled movement of crane block and pennant during lifting operations at sea
What happened? During bunkering operations between two vessels at sea, there was an uncontrolled movement of a crane block, resulting in a pennant striking a supply vessel, placing personnel in […]
Bunkering hose dropped to deck – incorrect lifting procedure
What happened? A bunkering hose was dropped to deck from 11m in the air. A vessel had just completed cargo operations with a supply vessel. The operation had included the […]
High potential near miss: dropped object – buffer plate fell from crane boom
What happened? During lifting operations with the main crane, a buffer plate fell from the crane boom. It fell approximately 10m, weighing 70 kg and was 90cm x 40cm. It […]
Dropped object near miss – hammer dropped from scaffolding
What happened? A hammer weighing 1.1kg was inadvertently dropped from height and fell over 12m to the deck. Third party scaffolders were erecting scaffolding along the funnel of a vessel. […]
Oxygen and Acetylene hose caught fire
What happened? A small fire was discovered in oxygen/acetylene hoses. Workers heard an “air blowing sound” and left their work location to investigate. Smoke and flames were noticed and a […]
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