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Fatality and multiple injuries: Flash fire incident onboard pipelay barge

Publisher
IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
Type
Safety Flash
Reference
IMCA SF 11/19
Date
Themes
ExplosionHot Work and FireIsolationPressure Systems

Summary

A vapour cloud ignited while a pressurised accumulator was being dismantled, causing multiple injuries and one subsequent death.

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IMCA SF 11/19. Themes: explosion, hot work and fire, isolation, pressure systems.

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