IMCA Safety Flash SF-19-23
IMCA has published Safety Flash 19-23 here
Unexpected Descent and Ascent of Mattress Lifting Frame 
What happened?
A subsea load close to working divers started moving with no intervention from the crane operator. The incident occurred during movement of concrete mattresses using a mattress handling frame and the Main Crane.
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High potential: dropped chain assembly 
What happened?
A chain assembly weighing 2.3kg fell 10m to deck, just glancing the helmet but potentially causing fatal injuries to a worker below.
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Near miss with high pressure gas due to incorrect procedures 
What happened?
A crew narrowly avoided potentially serious problems with a high pressure gas supply by stopping and thinking things through.
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Electrocution incident – make sure electrical equipment is safe! 
What happened?
A vessel cook has received a mains electric shock when he simultaneously touched a metal bain-marie (the metal electrically heated serving containers commonly used in messrooms) AND the messroom service window with both of his hands.
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MSF: person injured falling between decks. The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 23-06 relating to someone who fell 2m between decks on an AHTS (Anchor handling vessel) alongside in port.
What happened?
The injured person fell approximately 2m from A-deck to the port chain chute on the main deck. The injured person was conscious but disoriented and had a small cut to the head. First aid was given and the person was transferred to hospital. The injured person suffered one broken vertebrae, several broken ribs, a fractured wrist, a cut to the back of the head and internal bruising to the kidneys.
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