What happened? Able seamen were assisting with overboarding an ROV hook (connected to the lower drum tow wire) over the stern of the vessel until it could run freely on […]
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
Unsafe lifting operations
A member reports two incidences of unsafe lifting, which are worthy of note. Incident 1 Unsafe Lifting Operations By sub-contractor On a platform supply vessel (PSV) involved in demobilization operations […]
LTI: Leg Fractured While Loading Tubulars
What happened? A load shifted during cargo operations, pinning a crewman’s leg between the deck and the load, causing a broken leg. The incident occurred on a vessel which was […]
Hand injury from portable handheld Angle Grinder
What happened? A worker was injured whilst cleaning equipment using a portable handheld angle grinder fitted with a wire brush. The rotating brush caught an edge and kicked into the […]
Serious leg injury from falling winch sheave
What happened? An umbilical winch sheave was being hand-rolled along the deck when it fell over and struck the leg of one of the people handling it. Crew were rolling […]
Dropped Object from Derrick
What happened? While running in drill pipe on a drilling vessel, part of a guide sheave failed and fell approximately 15m to the drill floor. A ‘Red Zone’ was in […]
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 […]
High potential DROPS near miss: failed crane component
What happened? Whilst preparing a crane for operations, the additional man riding calliper brake casing cover on the primary winch failed, causing the brake pad, rings and cover to fall […]
Unsafe Use of Hand grinder with damaged disc
What happened? Grinding machine was observed as used with damaged grinding disc. Broken disc projectile could potentially cause serious injuries. Many other workers have been injured when angle grinders have […]
Fire in welding fumes extraction system
What happened? In a shore-based workshop facility, the filters inside a welding fume extraction unit ignited whilst in operation. On investigating an initial smell of burning, smoke was seen escaping […]
LTI: Loss of fingertip and nail
What happened? While crew were moving lashing materials (chains, shackles and turnbuckles) from the garage deck into a storage space, the bosun suffered a serious finger injury. The incident occurred […]
Hydraulic sample extruder – finger laceration
What happened? Whilst using a hydraulic sample extruder in a laboratory, the technician caught and injured his finger between the Shelby tube and extruder ram while trying to stabilise the […]
Finger injury caused by incorrectly secured console cover
What happened? An incorrectly secured console cover closed in an unplanned and unexpected way, trapping a crew member’s finger, which was injured. After completing a task on a raised working […]
MOB fatality: person fell between vessel and jetty
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Accident Investigation Report 09/2020 into the death of the Master of dredging vessel Cherry Sand when he was crushed […]
Double man overboard resulting in one fatality
What happened? During preparations for disconnecting a tow tug which was moored to a barge in turn moored to the jetty, a crew member of the tow tug fell into […]
MSF: Potential dropped objects – nets or tarps to cover cargo?
What happened? Marine Safety Forum Safety Alert 20-04 describes a potential dropped object (PDO) during cargo operations. A wooden baton of the type often used to support covers attached to […]
Leg entanglement from Tag Line during cargo operations
What happened? An AB got his leg entangled with a tag line during lifting operations. The incident occurred when a vessel was alongside a rig offloading cargo. The AB attached […]
Crewman fatally injured while stood on the stern ramp of Seatruck Progress
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Accident Investigation Report 10/2020 into the death of the Third Officer of Seatruck Progress, when he was struck and […]
Trip and fall down hotel stairs causing serious wrist injury
What happened? Whilst engaged in business travel, an employee of one of our members slipped and fell when descending a hotel staircase. He sustained multiple fractures and dislocation of the […]
UK HSE: Workers injured by unplanned release of mud slurry
What happened An electricity power station company was prosecuted after three contractors were injured by a sudden release of water and sludge, while carrying out maintenance work. Three crew were […]
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