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Safety Flashes
Safety Flashes 2014
Reference
Items
Published
IMCA SF 01/14
Uncontrolled descent of diving bell
High potential dropped object – Rigger struck by falling object
Poor cargo stowage: material damage on container
First aid injury: deep cut to forearm
Jan 2014
IMCA SF 02/14
Hose fire caused by flashback in oxygen and acetylene hoses
Fatality in ballast water tank – working at height in a confined space
Damaged wire rope slings
Vibration-induced fatigue on process pipework
Feb 2014
IMCA SF 03/14
Dropped fluorescent light tube
Entanglement in moving or rotating machinery
Fire and subsequent foundering of wind farm support workboat
Watertight doors left open at sea
Mar 2014
IMCA SF 04/14
Lost time injury (LTI): Thumb laceration
Near-miss: Failure to reconnect fire suppression systems
Oil spill incident
Potential dropped objects found lodged in holes on a freight container
Lower stairwell step collapses causing injury
Apr 2014
IMCA SF 05/14
Decompression illness (DCI) incident during routine decompression of divers from saturation
Restricted work case (RWC): Injury to foot caused by moving roller
Snubber failure
EPIRB precautionary bulletin
Overloading leads to catastrophic failure of crane boom
Apr 2014
IMCA SF 06/14
Fatality during air diving operations
Near-miss: Strong sun glare contributes to heavy impact on boat landing
Near-miss incidents during personnel transfer to offshore renewable energy installations
Navigational near-miss in restricted visibility
Hand injury: Grease injection into small finger
Equipment damaged by waterspout
Pontoon compartment explosion on floating roof tanks
Apr 2014
IMCA SF 07/14
First aid injury: Thermos cup exploded after being in hyperbaric environment
Hand injury during retrieval of personal protective equipment (PPE) stored inside a compressor unit
Crane wire rope grip incorrectly fitted
Crew transfer vessel in collision with anchor wire
Injury caused by movement of wire rope under tension
Master link and sub-link failures on lifting equipment
May 2014
IMCA SF 08/14
Crewman struck by dropped object
Unsecured object lifted by helicopter downwash
Crewman suffered first aid injury during cutting operations
Cutting torch hose separates from flame arrestor
Near-miss: Potential fire hazard from halogen lamp
Jun 2014
IMCA SF 09/14
Serious dropped object incidents
Lost time injury (LTI): Serious hand injury – caught in the bight
First aid incident during at-sea fuel transfer – mooring lines
Vessel blackout during close standby
Pressure vessel systems - response to fatal accident
Jun 2014
IMCA SF 10/14
Serious engine room fire whilst divers in saturation
Fire in engine room on platform supply vessel
Fire in engine space on crew transfer vessel (CTV)
Engine room fire
Jun 2014
IMCA SF 11/14
Failure of master link during subsea lifting operations
Lost time injury (LTI): Hand severed during mooring operations
Lost time injury (LTI): Severe hand injury in galley
Near-miss: Collapse of ROV launch and recovery system (LARS)
Hydraulic hose failure caused collapse of heavy haulage trailer
Inadequate snap hooks on life jackets
Jul 2014
IMCA SF 12/14
Engine room fire
Punctured welding hose flash fire
Lost time injury (LTI): Winch base plate failure
Lost time injury (LTI) during mooring operations
Fatality: Man overboard
Near-miss: Loose life jackets caused man overboard (MOB) alert
Lost time injury (LTI): Trapped finger
Jul 2014
IMCA SF 13/14
Bell re-claim failure resulting in minor injury
Near-miss: Unauthorised release of shore-controlled mooring lines
Failure of lifeboat release hook mechanism
Main ROV lift umbilical parted
Unplanned vessel contact with an installation during lifting operations
Potential dropped object – poor housekeeping
Jul 2014
IMCA SF 14/14
High potential stored energy incident: inner buoyancy module clamp failure during removal
Near-miss: Incorrect length retaining screws fitted on divers helmet
Lost time injury (LTI): Trip incident
Lost time injury (LTI): Trip incident during routine task
High potential dropped object incident
Disposal of pyrotechnics
Lifting and rigging plans
Aug 2014
IMCA SF 15/14
Dropped object near-miss – Unsecured plastic box fell from load being lifted by mobile crane
440V electrical shock incident
Diver injured after being trapped underwater
Alternator bearing collapse caused small fire
Confined space entry – multiple fatalities
Marine Safe Australia – Hand injuries
Sep 2014
IMCA SF 16/14
Near-miss: Engine room flooding
Dropped object incident
Near-miss: Failure of diving helmet communications module
Near-miss: Incident involving dry bulk pressure system
Ruptured hydraulic hoses
Injured party struck by tugger wire assembly
Oct 2014
IMCA SF 17/14
Lost time injury (LTI): Fall overboard/fall from height
Lithium battery pack explosion
Hydraulic injection injuries
Uncontrolled rotation of 9.6m reel
Slips, trips and falls – raising awareness
Oct 2014
IMCA SF 18/14
Failure of bell winch clutch coupling during bell recovery
Master link failure during testing of overboarding chute
Hydraulic umbilical winch operation – trapped thumb
Injuries sustained whilst trying to stop moving objects
Dropped object incidents
Near-miss: Inadequate insulation of 690V bus bars
Nov 2014
IMCA SF 19/14
Injuries due to failure of diver’s emergency gas cylinder
Confined space entry fatality
Near-miss: Dropped object from cargo
Collision and near-miss caused by guard vessel
Fatality: Worker hit by ship crane during lifting operation
Fire in wheelhouse on offshore renewables crew transfer vessel
Dec 2014
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