What happened A member reports several cases of hot work and other activities being conducted by contractors on a vessel hull during dry dock/maintenance activities, in which the work was […]
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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
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 […]
Equipment on quay damaged when vessel started listing
What happened During inspection of two pad eyes on a Tiltable Lay System (TLS) using a “cherry picker” or mobile elevated work platform on the quayside, the vessel slowly listed, […]
Yawing of wind turbine nacelle placed ship in line of fire
What happened A wind turbine started yawing, placing an approaching vessel in the line of fire. A turbine nacelle had been confirmed as locked on requested heading and permission had […]
Fatality – explosive failure of corroded fire extinguisher
What happened? A person was killed when there was a catastrophic explosive failure of a corroded fire extinguisher. The incident occurred when the person was discharging a corroded handheld cartridge-type, […]
Unexpected truck movement caused rigger to fall off a ladder
An unexpected movement of a container loaded truck during disconnection of the container’s rigging, caused a rigger to fall off a ladder leaning against the container. Two containers were being […]
Falls from step ladders
What happened? A member reports two incidents in which persons fell off step ladders and were injured as a result. Incident 1 While climbing back down a ladder from the […]
Deliberate failure to follow instructions: unsafe/quarantined tools brought back into use
What happened? During a routine vessel inspection, crew were observed using a grinder with a selector switch as opposed to a paddle switch, which was contrary to procedures and communication […]
Fall of a suspended load on general cargo vessel ZEA Servant injuring two crew
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an Accident Investigation Report 11/2020 relating to an incident on the general cargo vessel ZEA Servant in Campbeltown, Scotland. […]
Provisions Crane damaged by Main Deck Crane
What happened? During vessel mobilization the boat cradle had to be shifted from centre of the main deck towards the starboard side closer to the accommodation. The Main Crane was […]
Near miss: Lever Hoist Failure
What happened? A lever hoist failed causing a load to descend to deck in an uncontrolled manner. The near miss incident occurred when a set of 1m trenching swords were […]
Near miss: Incorrectly set lifeboat hook
What happened? During a routine launch and recovery drill, the lifeboat crew became concerned that the forward hook was not engaging correctly despite the ‘padlock’ symbol indicating correct closure. With […]
Safe use of FIBC (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container)
What happened? A FIBC (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container) containing 36 sand bags weighing approx. 25kg each was being lifted from the quayside to the vessel. As the load was lifted […]
High potential incident: gantry hoist failure
What happened? An electrically powered gantry hoist failed whilst under load dropping cargo and lifting equipment to deck. The incident occurred during a lift of 500kg of palletised provisions onto […]
Lifting operations: wire hoist rope failure
What happened? When conducting a standard lifting operation of a 24.5te storage vessel and lifting frame (approximately 36% of the crane 70te maximum rated capacity) the wire hoist rope (WHR) […]
Chain hoist failure resulting in a serious near miss
What happened? During maintenance of a vessel’s main engine there was a requirement to remove the charge air cooler weighing 400kg. The third-party contractor who was tasked with the maintenance […]
Lifting operation resulting in dropped objects from flexible intermediate bulk container
What happened? Multiple metal objects were dropped during a lifting operation using a flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC). It was being used to lift garbage from a below deck stores […]
Two electrical incidents – UK HSE
Here are two recent prosecutions brought by the UK Health and Safety Executive, both relating to inappropriate working arrangements with live power. Incident 1 Two self-employed workers received serious burns […]
Basket snagged on ship’s structure
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 19-14 relating to an incident whereby a basket snagged on the ships structure causing damage to the vessel and […]
Wrapped cargo slipped during loading and fell
What happened? A large load weighing over six tonnes was dropped during loading operations. The item was a hot air duct. The centre of gravity (COG) of the load and […]
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