What happened A member reports several cases of gangways being rigged incorrectly. Incident 1 What went wrong What was put right Lessons learned Incident 2 What went wrong A Platform […]
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.
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Safety Events
Lost ROV incident
What happened? An ROV got trapped inside the platform structure due to strong tidal current. Subsequently the tether was damaged, and the ROV lost power and telemetry. Attempts to free […]
Umbilical management – near miss
What happened A diver was working with the barge crane to remove two sleepers from under a newly installed 16” x 45 ft (40cm x 13.5m) repair spool. The crane […]
Safety Flashes – a summary of 2022
This is a summary of the 29 IMCA Safety Flashes published during 2022. All the published safety events or incidents are available on the IMCA website as individual web pages […]
Open toed shoes on an escalator (not work related)
What happened A member reports an incident in which someone got their leisure footwear (sandals) caught in an escalator and narrowly escaped a serious injury to their foot. Someone’s right […]
Near miss: load lifted without notice putting crew in the line of fire
What happened During cargo operation at an offshore installation, the deck foreman on the installation noticed that a sling was twisted while starting to heave up a cargo. An AB […]
Dummy hot stab ejected during leak investigation
What happened? A high potential near miss occurred when a dummy hot stab was ejected at 20,000psi. Personnel were out of the direct line of fire but within 1-2 meters […]
Clogged tumble-dryer exhaust fan – potential for fire
What happened During a weekly inspection of the laundry room on a vessel, rags and lint twisted together were found in the exhaust fan of one of the dryers. Further […]
MAIB: Engine room fire flashover
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which there was a flashover in a vessel engine room. What happened A high speed ferry was on […]
BSEE: Unsafe chemical use and disposal
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #450 relating to several incidents involving the improper use or disposal of chemicals. Incident 1: During […]
Oil tank sight glass push buttons wired open
What happened On a visit to an engine room, a serious bypassing of safety controls was observed. Both top and bottom level check push buttons on an Oil Tank Sight […]
Near miss: pipe dropped from pipe supports
What happened During the cleaning of a section of pipe at a third-party facility, the pipe rolled off the pipe support easels and dropped to the floor. There was no […]
Accidental swallowing of paint thinners
What happened? A crew member thought they were drinking water from a used mineral water bottle and actually drank paint thinners by mistake. The content of the bottle was not […]
MAIB: Worker falls between vessel and quay
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which a shore worker fell 8m between vessel and quay, suffering significant injuries. What happened A shore worker […]
MAIB: A scalding injury
What happened The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which an engineer suffered severe scalding to his face. The incident occurred during rounds, when a […]
LTI: Foot trapped between pipes
What happened During pipe handling operations a rigger positioned himself at the pipe’s bottom layer gap. A pipe from the upper layer rolled down into the space on the bottom […]
LTI: burns to forearms
What happened? During pipe coating application work at a third-party sub-contractor worksite, a worker received serious burns to both forearms, that resulted in an LTI. The injury occurred at the […]
LTI: person suffered serious crush injuries
What happened During offshore drilling operations, a drilling assistant sustained serious crush injuries, resulting in several weeks away from work. He was injured when he leaned out of the rooster […]
MAIB: “pinkie is no longer perkie”
What happened The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which a crew member on a large cargo vessel lost part of their finger while passing […]
Connection failure during lifting operation
What happened? On a windfarm installation vessel, there was a connection failure during operations. During lowering and rotating of the Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) into the skidding frame for the […]
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