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Safety Flashes
Safety Flashes 2017
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Published
IMCA SF 01/17
Safety flashes: Summary of 2016
Jan 2017
IMCA SF 02/17
Fatal fall from height during cargo operations - Johanna C
Man overboard fatality: Tragic consequences of failing to follow safety procedures
Jan 2017
IMCA SF 03/17
Near miss: Unidentified differential pressure led to diver's umbilical getting trapped
Quality assurance of diving system audits
Feb 2017
IMCA SF 04/17
Crewman struck and injured by forklift truck
Two falls - one from a telehandler in a shipyard – failure to think through risks
Feb 2017
IMCA SF 05/17
Clarification from NOPSEMA: Quality assurance of diving system audits
Bailout cylinder and pillar valve compatibility failure
Mar 2017
IMCA SF 06/17
Fire in the deep fat fryer
Near miss: Fire hazard arising from failed fuel pipe connection
Near miss: Fire hazard from engine room equipment failure
Near miss: Emergency fire pump could not be started from the bridge
Mar 2017
IMCA SF 07/17
MAIB: Two recent vessel collisions
Vessel mast struck bridge – equipment damage
Vessel activities near platforms – two incidents
Step change: cargo operations offshore causing damage
Pilot ladder requirements
Mar 2017
IMCA SF 08/17
Serious finger injury: procedures during engine maintenance
Eye injury: Crewman got something in his eye when removing his PPE
Lost time injury (LTI): leg injured while dealing with vent flaps
Apr 2017
IMCA SF 09/17
Lost time injury (LTI): DMA toppled over, injuring a diver
Diving bell TUP O-ring seal damage
Diver’s worksite identification errors
LTI: Leg injury caused during HP water jetting
Near-miss: Gas release from subsea pipeline
May 2017
IMCA SF 10/17
More than a dropped object – the need for vigilance during cargo operations
Unsecured cargo inside containers
Damage to rescue boat during lowering
Near-miss: Incorrect rigging of life raft hydrostatic release
Line parting as a result of socket failure during grapnel operations
LTI: Contact with refrigerant gas causing hand injury
May 2017
IMCA SF 11/17
Dropped object injury: Equipment shifted when it was incorrectly unsecured
LTI as a result of load dropped from lifting magnet
Dropped object: Lay tower adjuster leg pin
Near-miss: Multiple potential dropped objects discovered during loading of spooling unit
High potential near-miss: Incorrectly secured overhead equipment
May 2017
IMCA SF 12/17
How PPE works: Fire and thermal protection
Galley fire: Failure to follow stove/oven installation instructions
Dangerous modifications found within a gas valve unit room
Battery fire
Near-miss: Fire hazard from leaking fuel supply line
Catastrophic fire and explosion on nearby vessel
May 2017
IMCA SF 13/17
Person accidentally drank hazardous substance: Unmarked bottle
LTI: Finger injury sustained handling heavy shackle pin
Drill bit snapped: Finger injury sustained
LTI: Tugger winch incident (MSF)
Fatal fall aboard tanker Marinor
Jun 2017
IMCA SF 14/17
Near-misses during diving operations
Near-miss: Broken chain on self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboat (SPHL) recovery rigging
Both anchors lost due to chain fouling
Engine room emergency hatch damage
Failure of casting: Foundation brackets for steering gear
Huge leak discovered in fresh water system
Jun 2017
IMCA SF 15/17
Equipment failure leading to crane collapse
Near-miss: Fault spotted in subsea lifting wire
High potential near-miss: Mooring rope parted
Collared eyebolts as lifting equipment
Near-miss: Snagged lifting bridle
Jun 2017
IMCA SF 16/17
LTI: Hand injury resulting from clothing catching on door
LTI: Finger injury during pilot ladder preparation
LTI: Burn to hand while working in laundry
LTI: Crewman burnt in fire following release of flammable gas from hand rail
Fuel spray fire - Déjà vu: Prepare and prevent it from happening to you!
Chemical spill leads to costly deck replacement
Jun 2017
IMCA SF 17/17
Fall from height – LTI
Fall from height during yard visit
Crewman found collapsed – Seasickness
Worker fainted and was injured during tanker operations in a tropical climate
Worker suffers hand injury
Worker severely burnt following oxygen explosion
Stored energy – Worker scalded when hot ash dropped into water
Jul 2017
IMCA SF 18/17
High potential incident: Fast rescue craft capsized
Painter parted during small boat operations
Near miss: Failure of subsea lifting equipment
Near miss: Single wire strand protruded from original lay
Parting of hawser and bulk cargo hose during tandem mooring
Unsafe mooring practices
Jul 2017
IMCA SF 19/17
LTI: Injury to right wrist
LTI: Crush injury to middle and index finger
Hand injury whilst using pillar drill
Two cases of hand injuries – UK HSE
Aug 2017
IMCA SF 20/17
Power loss within dive control
High potential near miss: failure of valve on gas bottle
Incorrect pressure gauge on high pressure supply line
Oxygen and Acetylene hose caught fire
Aug 2017
IMCA SF 21/17
Dropped object near miss – hammer dropped from scaffolding
High potential near miss: dropped object – buffer plate fell from crane boom
Bunkering hose dropped to deck – incorrect lifting procedure
Uncontrolled movement of crane block and pennant during lifting operations at sea
High potential near miss: slip on tag line during crane operations
Fatality during unpacking of heavy electrical panel equipment
Aug 2017
IMCA SF 22/17
Counterfeit training certificates
Passenger safety in retrofitted mini-vans/buses
Worker trapped and injured by reversing vehicle
Worker was injured by a fork lift truck
Worker crushed by dropped/falling object
Sep 2017
IMCA SF 23/17
Property damage: platform supply vessel collided with legs of jack-up rig
Two near misses: loads fell from height to deck
Failure of pipework in fuel tanks
Lost time injury (LTI) – finger laceration due to use of knife
Crewman got cement dust in his eyes
Sep 2017
IMCA SF 24/17
Lost time injury (LTI): loose grating fell from crane, a man fell through and was injured
Near miss – grating dislodged and fell, leading to crewman slipping
Flooding in steering gear compartment
Small boat deployment near miss incident
Fatality: overpressure of an explosion-proof enclosure
Oct 2017
IMCA SF 25/17
Fatality: Crew member crushed between TMS and snubber ring
Oct 2017
IMCA SF 26/17
Loss of sight in right eye: Misdiagnosis of illness
High potential dropped object near miss: Object fell from cargo
Pin from crane block sheave guard fell 25m
Stored energy near miss: Person nearly hit by equipment caught during light daughtercraft operations
UK HSE: Worker loses fingers in crush injury during lifting operations
Oct 2017
IMCA SF 27/17
High potential dropped object near miss: Steel ferrule failure
A structural failure leads to uncontrolled motion of a ‘Billy Pugh’ basket and injuries to crew
Safety alert regarding the product ‘Eurogrit’: Asbestos contamination
Product safety retrofit notice: MAK automated flanged valves 3", 4", 6", 8" and 12"/600#
Safety features of the Siemens Maxum Edition II gas chromatograph
Laptop battery fire
Two near miss incidents with a risk of scalding
Oct 2017
IMCA SF 28/17
Lost time injury (LTI): Finger injury during main engine exhaust valve overhaul
Finger injury during work with rotating machinery
KM 37k/ss helmet neck dam near miss
Two yard-based fatal road traffic accidents (UK HSE)
Near miss: Worker in dockyard almost struck by a ‘cherry picker’ crane
Finger injury: What happens when you DON’T use the right tool for the right job
Nov 2017
IMCA SF 29/17
Loss of tow and subsequent foundering of two vessels
USCG: Remain upright by fully understanding vessel stability
Dropped object: Window fell from crane cabin
Unlabelled containers: Chemicals stored in drinking water bottles
Near miss: Water bottles reused for fuel storage
Nov 2017
IMCA SF 30/17
Self-employed diver sentenced for falsifying diving medical certificate
Worker suffers life changing injury after pressure test failure
Four hand and finger injury incidents
Two industrial vehicle incidents
Dec 2017
IMCA SF 31/17
Potential engine room flooding: maintenance and equipment failure issues on a laid-up vessel
Bow thruster room flooded during fresh water transfer operation
Lost time injury – person slipped on the stairs and broke his arm
Fires on materials made of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP)
Two cases of contaminated drinking water
Dec 2017
IMCA SF 32/17
Load exceeding safe working load (SWL) leads to overstressed and damaged rigging
Failure of steel wire sling
Arm injury whilst using pillar drill
Finger injury while using a crowbar to try to shift a large shackle
Unplanned release of stored energy: Worker struck and injured by tensioning tool
Near miss: Worker temporarily trapped in confined space
Dec 2017
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