IMCA Safety Flash 08-23
IMCA has published Safety Flash 08-23.
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Serious LTI – Crew member slipped on deck breaking his leg
Three engineering crew members were involved in the manual handling of a bunker hose from an upper storage area to a lower deck storage area accessed via a spiral staircase. One of the engineers slipped on a greasy area of the deck breaking his right leg (fibula or calf bone) in the fall.
Head injury when crew member fell over in bathroom during heavy weather
A member of the crew fell over in the bathroom of his cabin while the vessel was rolling violently, and suffered a minor head injury as a result. The incident occurred when the vessel was steaming at full speed during moderate weather conditions, and was rolling in consequence. When the vessel rolled suddenly, the person lost balance, tripped and hit his head against a towel rail. Five stitches were required to close the wound.
Person slipped when exiting bathroom into cabin
A crew member stepped out of the bathroom onto the cabin mat, when the mat slipped resulting in the crew member falling backwards, striking his lower back on the base of the bathroom door frame.
The medic checked the injured person, identifying some swelling and a small abrasion. In follow up with the medic, the injured person reported feeling a little sore, but with no further symptoms, and returned to normal working duties.
Leak of oil-based mud
There was a spillage of oil-based mud from a vessel alongside. The leak occurred when a vessel was preparing to transfer oil-based mud to the shore base. Just prior to transfer starting, the shore base team was about to conduct a pressure test to ensure there was no leakage on their hose. The pressure test was carried out with the objective of maintaining 5 (five) bars pressure at manifold using a dry-break fluid connection. Unfortunately, during the test, about 20-25 litres of the mud came out of the tank ventilation.
Life raft secured incorrectly on cradle
During an onshore visit to a vessel, it was observed that a life raft was attached/connected incorrectly to the life raft cradle. The life raft painter rope was connected to the cradle instead of to the weak link on the Hydrostatic Release Unit.
