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Safety Flashes

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 18/24	Near miss: lift bag released unintentionally from crane hook Nitrogen cylinder ruptured Offshore platform decommissioning near miss NTSB: Fire on vessel - stray electrical current during welding MAIB: vessel collision caused by mismatch between bridge and engine room control	Sep 2024
IMCA SF 17/24	Non-fatal man overboard: worker fell from height into the sea LTI – person fell from step ladder Parted tag line caused damage during lifting operations Dropped object during cable trans-spooling Lifeboat air cylinder explosion on an empty installation	Aug 2024
IMCA SF 16/24	LTI: fingers severed by spinning fan blade Angle Grinder Finger Injury Crew member cut hand on broken glass during heavy weather Arm injury from metal skip cover MSF: Serious hand injury – high pressure air	Aug 2024
IMCA SF 15/24	Side scuttle (porthole) knocked out by wave impact Dropped object: unsecured cargo inside box broke lose and fell Load lost from lorry on public road – inadequate securing of cargo Fast Rescue Boat (FRC) comes close to falling off in a dry dock MAIB: LTI - a wedge shattered causing injury	Jul 2024
IMCA SF 14/24	Loss of pressure to diver’s primary air supply Equipment fell on someone’s leg causing injury Electric shock after water ingress to switch Emergency musters and drills Bunker hose damaged during connection	Jul 2024
IMCA SF 13/24	ROV dropped to seabed UK HSE: Service lifts on offshore and onshore wind turbines Dropped halogen lamp caused small fire MAIB: Man overboard – unguarded opening MAIB: A slip into the hold	Jul 2024
IMCA SF 12/24	Swinging load after loss of position Dropped welding fume extraction hood Carriage of Methanol - Dangerous Goods - without proper certification Personnel exposed to hydrogen sulphide during maintenance MAIB: Person injured during lifting of compressor	Jun 2024
IMCA SF 11/24	Dropped lifting beam due to parted soft strop Vessel collided with platform Diver’s umbilical trapped during a pipeline flooding operation Stored energy - dislodged pin causes injury MAIB: Leg injury while mooring	Jun 2024
IMCA SF 10/24	Hand and finger injuries Crewmember suspended above deck by lifting equipment CTV crew member snagged on tag line and lifted off feet Engine failure and subsequent engine room fire BSEE: Welding and Burning Hazards	May 2024
IMCA SF 09/24	Injuries to the eyes and face Trapped finger during mooring operations Near miss – lid on ash trash barrel blown off due to hot ash MAIB: Crew member injured by rotating crank handle - LTI Near miss: dislodged grating with potential fall to sea	Apr 2024
IMCA SF 08/24	Main bell wire rope damaged Main bell wire rope failed destructive test Lone worker collapsed at onshore site A reminder on watertight doors UK HSE: worker injured by falling stack of batteries in Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers	Apr 2024
IMCA SF 07/24	Loss of heading control on an FPU during diving operations Implosion of chemical tank USCG: hazard from discarded munitions Person injured when chain hoist container failed at securing point LTI: person slipped climbing out of tank	Apr 2024
IMCA SF 06/24	Person struck and injured during lifting operations Person pulled to deck by fall arrest harness High potential: sea water inlet pipe leakage in engine room Security: Illegal boarding - theft while the vessel at anchor MSF: Chemical Handling – Eye Burn	Mar 2024
IMCA SF 05/24	Pipeline End Manifold yoke dropped from 45° position LTI: Damage and personal injury arising from heavy weather Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) hit protruding scaffolding on a supply vessel Heavy equipment fell over during manual handling UK HSE: Crane boom collapse	Mar 2024
IMCA SF 04/24	Unauthorised entry into confined space Hot work whilst working at height in a confined space – job was stopped BSEE: Confined space entry – tank cleaning USCG: wire rope hazard management - dropped turbine nacelle Vessel damaged in contact with platform	Feb 2024
IMCA SF 03/24	BSEE: Are your emergency procedures and your emergency equipment good enough? High potential: navigation near offshore wind turbines Failure of self-righting frame on Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) Fall Protection – Defective Safety Harness MSF: two dropped object incidents	Feb 2024
IMCA SF 02/24	Day Signal mast broke off and fell to deck Person injured going down ladder LTI - forklift knocked spooler bar onto person's leg MSF: LTI – Engineer scalded MAIB: Deep fat fryer fire	Jan 2024
IMCA SF 01/24	Diver in the bell hit by falling object Divers lifted off seabed by Clump Weight Leak in hot water system for saturation divers Chain hoist paid out unsupervised near running main engine MAIB: Workboat collision with wind turbine platform	Jan 2024

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