The MSF have published two safety alerts relating to potential dropped objects from cargo operations. Incident 1: Missing protection cover becomes high potential dropped object Vessel crew found a twist […]
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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: potential dropped objects on a temporary buoys (TBMs)
What happened? A member has reported two near miss incidents involving potential dropped objects. The objects were left on top of a temporary buoyancy module (TBM) during the installation of […]
Edges and ledges – a slip on deck resulted in injury
What happened A crewman slipped on a step grating and twisted his ankle. The incident happened as he stepped through a hatch on his way to a job. Initially he […]
Worker hit by steel plate falling from crane
What happened? The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) reports that a company has been fined after an employee was injured when he was struck by a steel plate […]
Dropped object – intermediate bulk container (IBC)
What happened? An intermediate bulk container (IBC) was dropped from a crane to deck. The incident occurred when a vessel crane was being used with a certified lifting device to […]
Port company fined after 600kg FIBC bag falls on employee
What happened? The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) have prosecuted Associated British Ports (ABP) for safety breaches after a flexible intermediate bulk container weighing 600kg fell and struck […]
Unsafe attempt of personnel transfer between vessels
What happened? Three people from a sub-contractor were observed trying to move from vessel to vessel whilst alongside, by slipping through the bulwark guardrails. There was no proper gangway in […]
Near miss: diver’s umbilical snagged by work basket during recovery to surface
What happened? A diver’s umbilical became snagged on a tool basket during recovery. An ‘all stop’ was called, the umbilical was freed and the divers were recovered safely. The incident […]
Finger Injury During Recovery of Daughter Craft
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a Safety Alert relating to a line of fire finger injury sustained during small boat operations. The incident occurred while the […]
Worker struck and injured by tipper truck
What happened? The UK HSE reports the prosecution of a building contractor after a worker was struck and injured by a tipper truck. The incident occurred at a time of […]
Worker lost his leg when he was hit by a forklift truck during lifting operations
What happened? The UK HSE reports that an engineering company has been fined after a worker lost his leg from the knee down when he was hit by a forklift […]
Fatality: worker crushed between two items of moving plant
What happened? The UK HSE reports that a civil engineering company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries when he was caught between two […]
Galvanic corrosion causes dropped object – satellite dome fell from mast
What happened? A vessel was sailing in its assigned standby location during heavy weather when the VSAT satellite antenna dome mounted on the vessel’s mast fell off and landed in […]
High potential dropped object – satellite dome fell from mast
Note: this incident happened recently and is still under investigation. What happened? During a vessel transit in moderate seas, when the vessel was rolling and pitching, the Sat C dome […]
High potential near miss: dropped object – spark arrestor
What happened? An 18kg spark arrestor fell 16 metres from the funnel stack and landed on the FRC deck. No-one was injured but this was considered a serious near miss. […]
Potential dropped objects left on loaded cargo
What happened? A member reports numerous instances of potential dropped objects being found on containers and equipment being loaded from port and offshore facilities. What went wrong? What were the […]
Snapped mooring line
What happened? A mooring line (stern line) was passed through the starboard chock from aft station while the vessel was entering the lock at a port. This mooring line was […]
Near miss: Potential dropped object due to unsecured door
What happened? Step Change in Safety reports an incident in which there was a potential dropped object due to an unsecured door on a load. The incident occurred when a […]
LTI: Finger injury while using ‘safe hands’ tool
What happened? Step Change in Safety reports an incident in which a crewman sustained a finger injury while using a ‘safe hands’ tool to manoeuvre a container into place. Crew […]
LTI: Feet trapped in motion compensated telescopic gangway
What happened A crewman got his feet trapped under the sliding step of an Ampelmann motion compensated telescopic gangway. The incident occurred during the hours of darkness when he was […]
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