Safety Flash
Engineer suffered burn injuries in engine room incident
Engineer suffered burn injuries in engine room incident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/21
- Machinery and EquipmentPersonal Protective EquipmentPressure Systems
- Loss of containmentPressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Personal protective equipmentProcess pipework and pipelines
- Risk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An engineer aboard Mineral Temse sustained severe burns after opening a sludge discharge inspection plug shortly after switching off a fuel oil separator. The flash summarises findings concerning unrecognised heating and pressurisation during complete blockage, unaccompanied inspection and inadequate skin protection, alongside onboard first aid and subsequent hospital treatment.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Belgian Federal Bureau for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents (FEBIMA) has published its detailed and informative Report 2020/003688 “Report on the investigation into a serious injury on board” the capesize bulk carrier Mineral Temse in May 2020.
IMCA SF 09/21. Themes: machinery and equipment, personal protective equipment, pressure systems.