What happened? A crane operator stepped on a loose piece of grating on the crane walkway. The grating fell 18m to deck below, damaging some stairs. The crane operator fell […]
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What happened? A crane operator stepped on a loose piece of grating on the crane walkway. The grating fell 18m to deck below, damaging some stairs. The crane operator fell […]
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 […]
What happened? Water ingress into a fuel tank was discovered to be from leaking pipework. Water ingress was reported into a fuel tank from two seawater lines running through the […]
What happened? During two recent lifting operations, loads fell from height to the deck. In one case the rigging crew were close to where the load landed – the incident […]
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 […]
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 […]
What happened? IMCA has been advised that there has been a recent increase in counterfeit training certificates in circulation for crane operators, riggers, banksman/slingers etc. It is reported that the […]
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 […]
What happened? The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has published Safety Alert 284 relating to a small steam leak from a pressure gauge on the high pressure […]
What happened? During diving operations, there was a power loss scenario within dive control whereby both circuit breakers after the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) tripped, causing a loss of power […]
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 […]
What happened During a routine marine inspection of a vessel it was observed that rope lines had been attached to the mooring winch control levers to facilitate ‘remote’ operation of […]
What happened The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which the forward painter quick release on a fast rescue craft (FRC) parted during recovery of the boat. Three […]
What happened The UK HSE reports that a company was fined after a worker received severe burns to his upper body and face. The incident occurred when a worker was […]
What happened? The UK HSE reports that an engineering company was fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries after an oxygen pipe exploded in front of him. Work was […]
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 […]
What happened? The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) reports that a company was fined after a worker suffered a serious hand injury after a machinery incident. The incident […]
What happened? The USCG has published Marine Safety Alert 01-17 relating to hazards from chemical spills. USCG inspectors found several cracks and parted seams in the aluminium braces of the […]
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Marine Safety Alert 06-17 to bring attention to ‘yet another fuel spray fire’. The USCG notes that “these types of incidents, involving […]
What happened? UK Step Change in Safety has published an alert in which a member of the crew suffered a burnt hand whilst working in the laundry. The person put […]
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