Lithium Battery Fire – container illegally loaded with discarded lithium batteries caught fire while enroute to a port
On August 19, 2021, a container illegally loaded with discarded lithium batteries caught fire while enroute to a port. The [...]
Fire Started from Cutting Torch Work
Crew members on a general cargo vessel in port were using an oxy-acetylene torch to remove various sea fasteners, brackets, [...]
Fatal fall from overhead crane raised walkway following access panel failure
An electrician was repairing wiring that had been causing a short circuit on the lifting equipment of a large overhead [...]
Falls Not Falling
Since the beginning of 2022, Signal Mutual in the USA has experienced 10 fall injuries resulting in severe injury. This [...]
Ship Access
Signal Mutual have been made aware of a near miss incident involving a vessel gangway that was not safely footed [...]
Obstructed View Accident
Signal Mutual have been made aware of an incident involving a collision between a cargo towing vehicle and a stationary [...]
Abrasive Blasting
Signal Mutual have been made aware that over 130 serious incidents associated with abrasive blasting during the period January 2019 [...]
Seatruck Consultative Procedure – RoRo Operations
Seatruck carried out extensive research into their operations following a fatal accident on the vehicle deck of a RoRo Ferry [...]
Falling Objects – Working Overhead
Hutchison Ports have recently received reports of a hammer head that detached from its handle when ship’s crew were attempting [...]
Lashing Bar Tongues separating from the lashing bar and onto the deck
Hutchison Ports have recently received reports of Lashing Bar Tongues separating from the lashing bar and falling onto the deck, [...]