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LTI - Person fractured pelvis in a fall from a ladder

A crew person suffered a fractured pelvis falling 4-5 metres from a temporary access ladder onboard a cargo vessel. The ladder was installed at a previous equipment mobilisation following realisation that the permanent access / egress hatches to the cargo hold had been blocked. The ladder was secure…

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Caught between: unplanned movement of equipment leads to severe injuries

A mechanic was caught in the door of a freight container by a tipped-over hose saddle weighing 3 tonnes. The incident occurred when a team was performing maintenance works to a hydraulic spread on deck. A mechanic, who was not involved with these works, passed by the hose saddle, and entered a near…

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Dropped Object in Drydock

Whilst in drydock the vessel underwent a flag change. As part of that change, all lifebuoys needed to be remarked with the new port of registry. As the day’s first job, the Chief Officer instructed the deck crew to collect all the lifebuoys. An AB attempted to retrieve the port side man overboard (…

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Line of Fire - Driving

A worker was driving a light vehicle to conduct scheduled inspections and maintenance when they decided to inspect an additional well that wasn’t planned for this particular day. The worker stopped the vehicle at the property entrance gate and got out of the vehicle to unlock the gate. The vehicle …

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Ignition of flammable mixture in diesel engine silencer / spark arrestor

Exhaust silencer/spark arrestor failed on an emergency generator during an annual overspeed trip ,emitting a localised flame and pressure wave. The trip was initiated by isolating the fuel and closing the air intake flaps (rigsaver)Five to ten seconds later as the machine was running down and had al…

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Failure of TEMPSC Fall chain

TEMPSC fall chain noted as failed during routine planned inspection. Fall chain failure due to hydrogen embrittlement after prolonged exposure to adverse environment.

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Barrel type compressor casing end cover studs found to have failed or cracked in service

During planned maintenance on a barrel type casing compressor operating in a marine environment, one of the M30 end cover stud bolts was inadvertently knocked and failed. Findings Upon further inspection a number of the stud bolts were found to have failed or cracked. Metallurgical examination rev…

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Dropped V-door - high potential event

The rig contractor was rigging down from a well, and the logistics contractor was in the process of removing the V-door from the substructure. The lifting equipment was secured, with a tagline attached. Pins securing the V-door to the substructure were removed to allow lifting and removal of the V…

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Fork fractured whilst forklift in operation

A forklift operator was rotating a fully loaded skip when the right-hand fork fractured just below the lower fork mounting Boss. The load was set down on the ground with no further incident. Findings: •LOLER inspection was in date and daily check completed prior to incident•The right-hand fork fract…

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Dropped Object from Crane Boom Rest

Whilst carrying out area checks, the Deck Lead identified that a piece of wood from the crane boom rest had fallen 8.5 meters to the level 5 deck. The dropped object weighed 1.8Kg. The crane boom rest was a new installation, designed to accommodate the extended walkway of the new crane boom. The re…

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Head Injury Due to Windsock Mast Failure

After having replaced lights on top of the windsock mast located on the jet fuel tank deck, the electricians’ team (2 members) was in the process of raising the windsock mast from horizontal to vertical position using the designed jacking bolt assembly. IP came up to the deck at the time the work w…

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Under sized runway beam end stops

Two High Potential incidents were recorded in 2022 due to the fall of lifting trolleys from their runway beams. Similar incidents have also occurred in previous years: The lifting trolley beam (weight 172 kg) together with the chain block (weight 64 kg) slid from the runway beam and fell on the de…