Safety Flash
Diver injury from implosion of a fishing buoy
Diver injury from implosion of a fishing buoy
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/05
- DivingExplosionHand and Finger InjuriesPressure Systems
- ExplosionHand and finger injuriesPressure systems
- Diving operations
- Hand tools
- Upstream oil and gas
- Subsea
Summary
A diver sustained serious hand and wrist injuries when a plastic fishing buoy imploded during net removal from a wellhead in 150 m of seawater. Replacing hacksaw puncturing with cutting and chisel striking introduced underwater hazards. The flash discusses pressure differentials, brittle shells and recommendations for remote buoyancy neutralisation or intact recovery and quarantine.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
A fishing buoy imploded during underwater handling, injuring divers and exposing hazards from pressure differentials and brittle materials.
IMCA SF 03/05. Themes: diving, explosion, hand and finger injuries, pressure systems.