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 […]
Safety Flashes
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.
Individual safety events are available individually online, tagged and searchable, while the traditional PDF collections are also available for download.
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Safety Events
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
LTI: Crush injury to middle and index finger
What happened Riggers on a vessel were moving heavy deck plates (2.45 m x 1.2 m x 5 mm, weighing 114 kg) when one of them got his hand caught, causing a crush […]
Hand injury whilst using pillar drill
What happened The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published an alert in which someone was injured whilst using a pillar drill. An experienced engineer was changing out a drill bit […]
Two cases of hand injuries – UK HSE
Incident 1: Worker Injures Hand on Lathe What happened THE UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reports that an engineering firm was sentenced after a worker suffered injuries to his […]
LTI: Injury to right wrist
What happened Someone using a power tool suffered a serious injury to the right wrist when the drill got out of control. Vessel engineers were installing a support frame for […]
Parting of hawser and bulk cargo hose during tandem mooring
What happened During at-sea bunkering operations between two vessels, a mooring line parted and then a fuel hose parted also. There was no spillage of fuel. The incident occurred when […]
Near miss: Failure of subsea lifting equipment
What happened A dummy spool connected to two lift bags made a rapid and uncontrolled ascent to the surface. The incident occurred during diving operations on a construction barge. There […]
High potential incident: Fast rescue craft capsized
What happened A fast rescue craft (FRC) being used in a near-shore shallow water seismic survey in tropical waters, capsized causing four people to fall into the sea. There were […]
Crewman found collapsed – Seasickness
What happened? A trainee member of the crew was found lying unconscious on the deck between two cement tanks. In falling his left arm had twisted under him but there […]
Fall from height during yard visit
What happened A yard worker fell 4m from the main deck to a mezzanine deck. The injured worker suffered a compression fracture in his right ankle. During a yard visit, […]
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