injury onboard

Transport Malta investigation: Serious injury while opening engine room hatch cover

Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a crew member onboard the container ship Vermont Trader while anchored off Hong Kong in March 2019. With respect to this incident, Transport Malta noted that the process of opening the engine room hatch cover by one person alone seems impracticable.

The incident

On 21 March 2019, Vermont Trader was lying at anchor at the Southeast Lamma anchorage, in Hong Kong.

The second engineer, fourth engineer and an able seafarer...

https://safety4sea.com/transport-malta-investigation-serious-injury-while-opening-engine-room-hatch-cover/

How to safely walk the stairs on ships

Gard warns about the dangers of walking up or down stairs at ships. As it says, seafarers should always apply the old adage of ‘one hand for yourself and one for the ship’ and keep one hand free to grasp the handrail.

According to the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE UK), the highest chance of a person falling in a staircase is during the swing phase of the trailing leg. The injuries sustained by a person when walking down the stairs are more serious compared to a fall occurring when walking...

https://safety4sea.com/how-to-safely-walk-the-stairs-on-ships/

Transport Malta investigation: Serious injury onboard while lashing containers

Transport Malta’s MSIU issued an investigation report on a serious injury of a crew member while lashing containers on the deck of the general cargo ship MV Boston Trader, in the port of Oran, Algeria, on 14 March 2019.

The incident

MV Boston Trader was moored at Dar Es Salem Terminal, in the port of Oran, Algeria.

During the morning of 14 March 2019, the third officer received a call over the portable radio that one able seafarer had an accident while securing containers on the cross deck between...

https://safety4sea.com/transport-malta-investigation-serious-injury-onboard-while-lashing-containers/

Transport Malta investigation: Chief officer seriously injured after inadvertent release of Free Fall Lifeboat

Transport Malta’s MSIU issued an investigation report on the inadvertent release of the Free Fall Lifeboat (FFLB) and subsequent injuries to the chief officer onboard the tanker Giovanni DP, in March 2019. The investigation revealed that the crew were not fully aware of the correct procedure for testing the release of the hook.

The incident

Giovanni DP was on an ocean passage towards Antwerp, Belgium and the crew were all to carry out an abandon ship drill.

While carrying out a test of the...

https://safety4sea.com/transport-malta-investigation-chief-officer-seriously-injured-after-inadvertent-release-of-free-fall-lifeboat/

TAIC investigation: Jet boat incident stresses need of proper maintenance of mechanical equipment

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) issued an investigation report on the contact of the jet boat ‘Discovery 2’ with Skippers Canyon wall while operating on the Shotover River in February 2019, that injured passengers onboard. The incident stressed that jet boating is a high-risk activity that leaves very little margin for error when navigating at high speeds in narrow channels and rivers.

The incident

On 23 February 2019, the commercial jet boat Discovery 2 was...

https://safety4sea.com/taic-investigation-jet-boat-incident-stresses-need-of-proper-maintenance-of-mechanical-equipment/

South Korean sailors injured after grenade explodes during maritime drills

During a maritime drill, six South Korean Navy Sailors were injured on Tuesday, March 3, when a grenade exploded inside a high-speed battleship, with the reasons remaining unknown.

Specifically, Yonhap news agency reported that the grenade explosion took place onboard the 130-ton patrol killer boat at about 1:00 p.m. local time off the southern coast.

After the maritime firing drills, the sailors also conducted grenade-throwing exercises and that’s when one grenade exploded inside the boat.

It is...

https://safety4sea.com/south-korean-sailors-injured-after-grenade-explodes-during-maritime-drills/

Tips for safe handling of chemicals onboard

On the aftermath of an eye injury involving chemicals onboard, the Maritime NZ issued a reminder to operators of their duties to identify ‘reasonably foreseeable risks’, and to control these risks ‘as far as practicable’, in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act.

This reminder follows recent chemical-related inspection findings, as well as an accident in which a man suffered a chemical burn to his eye while cleaning a meal press on a deep sea factory trawler.

The man was not following...

https://safety4sea.com/tips-for-safe-handling-of-chemicals-onboard/

Lessons Learned: Manual handling leads back injury

Skuld Club published a case study of an incident reported to them to highlight the importance of being in line with the safety culture in order to prevent musculoskeletal injuries during operations onboard the vessel.

The Incident

Two crewmembers were instructed by an officer to transfer a main engine spare, weighing about 250 kg, from the engine room to the wet deck above. The crew decided to pull and lift the engine part as there was a swell making unable the roll of the engine spare.

The...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-manual-handling-leads-back-injury/

Transport Malta investigation: Crew injured from sulphuric acid while replacing valve

Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on a serious injury of a crew member onboard the tanker ‘Sichem Ruby’ off Spain in January 2019. While the pumpman was tightening the bolt, the Teflon blank dislodged and gave way under the pressurised sulphuric acid, which remained trapped in the pipeline.

The incident

On 20 January 2019, Sichem Ruby was in transit to Castellon, Spain, with a cargo of sulphuric acid that was loaded, in Aviles, Spain.

During the previous cargo operations, the...

https://safety4sea.com/transport-malta-investigation-crew-injured-from-sulphuric-acid-while-replacing-valve/

Lessons Learned: Lack of safely using power tool leads to eye injury

The UK P&I Club presents an injury onboard a tanker, when a crewmember that was instructed to fabricate a steel locking pin had a sever eye injury, most probably because he removed the safety guards of the power tools he was using.

The Incident

A tanker was lying at the port anchorage waiting to berth. At the same time, an engine room fitter was instructed to fabricate a steel locking pin.

On the first step, the fitter put on his personal protective equipment, including a full face fiser. He began...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-lack-of-safely-using-power-tool-leads-to-eye-injury/

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