Safety Flash 14/25
MCA has published Safety Flash 14/25
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Head Injury in Engine Room
A Chief Engineer sustained a head laceration injury after accidentally striking his head on the sharp edge of a lighting protection grille rod installed at a height of 168 cm in the engine room.
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Injury sustained while operating steel lifting magnet
The crew person attempted to adjust a magnet by releasing a locking lever that was located low and far from their reach. As they adjusted the lever, it recoiled suddenly because of the spring-loaded tension, hitting them in the face. They sustained a cut to the left cheek requiring fifteen stitches. It could have been worse: it might have been damaged or broken teeth or facial bones in this incident.
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Shore-side crane boom collides with vessel mast
During shipyard lifting operations, the boom of a dock crane made contact with the vessel mast.
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Diver reports unwell post-dive: non-decompression illness
The incident occurred after the 50 year old diver undertook a dive to 87 feet with a bottom time of 31 minutes. The diver was decompressed on a USN rev 7. 90/33 ‘freetime dive’ and reported well upon surfacing. About one hour later, on deck, the diver called out for attention reporting extreme nausea and dizziness.
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Brazil: diver permanently disabled after decompression illness
The diver was performing underwater inspection and maintenance work at a depth of 26m. On the day of the incident, the water temperature was low, and the diver was carrying tools necessary for the activity. Upon emerging from the final dive, the diver experienced symptoms of decompression sickness, with severe tingling in the abdomen. Upon reaching the surface, the diver reported feeling unwell and was taken to the hyperbaric chamber for emergency treatment. While being taken to the hyperbaric chamber the diver lost his vision and movement. Then it was discovered that the hyperbaric chamber was not working properly.
The diver was then taken for treatment, with oxygen from an improvised chamber, to another diving company, four hours drive away. Upon arrival, there was no doctor present, and the diver has to wait for about an hour for the hyperbaric chamber to be set up.
After ten hours of further hyperbaric treatment, the diver fully recovered his vision, but remained unable to move his legs and arms. Upon returning to his home, he was hospitalized for about 30 days, after which he was released for home physical therapy treatment. The court report noted that as a result of the accident, he developed severe anxiety and depression due to his physical and physiological limitations.
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