10/09/2020
Oil production riser gas ignition

10/09/2020
Dropped object – wireless crane control unit

10/09/2020
Positive: parted mooring lines spotted before damage could occur

10/09/2020
Crane hydraulic hose caught on protruding grease fitting

10/09/2020
Crushed finger injury during wire transfer operations

09/28/2020
USCG: Addressing hazardous area electrical issues

09/28/2020
USCG: Damaged Control Cables can contribute to the unintended opening of a hook

09/28/2020
MAIB: Loss of cargo containers overboard from container ship Ever Smart

09/28/2020
Deliberate failure to follow instructions: unsafe/quarantined tools brought back into use

09/28/2020
Unsafe lifting operations

09/15/2020
UK HSE: Two workers suffer multiple burn injuries

09/15/2020
LTI: Leg Fractured While Loading Tubulars

09/15/2020
Hand injury from portable handheld Angle Grinder

09/15/2020
Serious leg injury from falling winch sheave

09/15/2020
Near miss: sudden Loss of air from diver bail-out bottle

09/04/2020
Fall of a suspended load on general cargo vessel ZEA Servant injuring two crew. The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an Accident Investigation Report 11/2020 relating to an incident on the general cargo vessel ZEA Servant in Campbeltown, Scotland. Two crewmen were injured when a suspended load fell and struck them.

09/04/2020
Dropped Object from Derrick. 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 place to restrict access to the drill floor during hazardous activities. Nobody was injured.

09/04/2020
Provisions Crane damaged by Main Deck Crane. 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 used for this lift and the Provisions Crane was parked in standby facing aft.

09/04/2020
Near miss: Lever Hoist Failure. A lever hoist failed causing a load to descend to deck in an uncontrolled manner. The near miss incident occurred when a set of 1m trenching swords were being lowered to deck. The lever hoist being used was rated to 1.6Te, more than capable of lifting the load which was approximately 200kg in weight.

09/04/2020
High potential DROPS near miss: failed crane component. 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 to the deck along with a small discharge of hydraulic oil.

08/25/2020
Unsafe Use of Hand grinder with damaged disc. Grinding machine was observed as used with damaged grinding disc. Broken disc projectile could potentially cause serious injuries.

08/25/2020
Electrical shock from containerised portable office. Whilst tidying a mobile office (freight) container, an employee sustained a mild electric shock by inadvertently touching an exposed live electrical cable which was obscured by several boxes below a desk.

08/25/2020
High potential near miss: Nitrogen hose failure during transfer of gas. As nitrogen gas was being transferred from the pipelay tower accumulators to storage bottles located within the pipelay HPU room, the pipelay supervisor noticed a sudden drop in pressure.

08/25/2020
Fire in welding fumes extraction system.In a shore-based workshop facility, the filters inside a welding fume extraction unit ignited whilst in operation.

08/25/2020
Emergency Lithium battery failed catastrophically in a diving bell. During regular planned maintenance, a 24V DC emergency Lithium battery pack in a diving bell activated and failed catastrophically causing an explosion and small fire.

08/14/2020
Near miss: Incorrectly set lifeboat hook. During a routine launch and recovery drill, the lifeboat crew became concerned that the forward hook was not engaging correctly despite the ‘padlock’ symbol indicating correct closure.

08/14/2020
Near miss/positive: Internal O-ring seal found damaged on fuel system. In a vessel alongside, a new fuel gas cylinder was connected to a gas-powered forklift truck. When the delivery valve was opened gas leaked from the connection between the cylinder and the hose.

08/14/2020
Positive: STOP WORK by Master challenging Sailing Order. A Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) received sailing orders. All the cargo, with the exception of one item, was for one platform; the exception was a radioactive container for a second platform.

08/14/2020
Safe embarkation and disembarkation of Marine Pilots. During the embarkation of the Pilot to the vessel, the Pilot observed that a step on the Pilot ladder was not in good condition (broken). The Pilot implemented the Stop Work Policy and informed the Master of the vessel, noting that the Pilot ladder would need changing before he would embark.

08/14/2020
Hull damage caused oil leakage from settling tank. On a member’s vessel, the starboard forward Marine Gas Oil (MGO) settling tank was punctured during berthing operations. The vessel was requested to move berth about 150 metres to accommodate port activities. The manoeuvre was conducted from the bridge wing, providing maximum visibility of the operation.

07/31/2020
The UK HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has issued the following notice regarding the use of face masks designated KN95.

07/31/2020
Safety performance in the offshore renewable energy industry

07/24/2020
Cargo Ignited on Truck Bed During Transportation. There was a fire in the cargo on the back of a truck whilst moving materials from the warehouse to the vessel. Whilst in transit, the driver observed flames coming from the truck bed.

07/24/2020
Member of the public killed following unplanned movement of an unsecured load. The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fined a company after it caused the death of a child when he was trapped between an unsecured pole and a fence.

07/24/2020
Person injured when leg slipped through floor hatch. During routine inspection of an engine room, someone slipped thro ugh a loose floor hatch plate and sustained a cut wound about 3 cm on the shin of his left leg.

07/24/2020
LTI: Loss of fingertip and nail. 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 as part of routine housekeeping activity on a vessel at anchor.

07/24/2020
Hydraulic sample extruder – finger laceration. 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 dolly.

07/24/2020
Finger injury caused by incorrectly secured console cover. 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 platform a technician was coming down the steps back down to the deck level.

07/13/2020
A CPR success story – “we saved a life that day”. An IMCA member reports that a crew member suffered several cardiac arrests in front of his crew mates. Immediately CPR was started, and the medic was alerted. The patient was resuscitated, but experienced subsequent cardiac events while awaiting medical air transport.

07/13/2020
MOB fatality: person fell between vessel and jetty. 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 between the dredger and the jetty after he fell while attempting to step ashore to assist berthing the vessel in Rosyth, Scotland.