Mars Reports 2013
An oiler was proceeding to the engine room via the engine casing entrance. After leaving the paint locker he hit his forehead on the inert gas (IG) main line directly above and to the side of the paint locker entrance. The oiler suffered a cut to the forehead.
Root causes
1 The crew member was not wearing correct PPE for the task.
2 The crew member was preoccupied with the task at hand.
3 The IG main line had been previously identified as a hazard, and was already marked with ‘tiger stripes’. Nonetheless, due to regular passing of the pipe without incident crewmembers had become complacent about the danger.
Read Action Taken on the incident by clicking at Mars Report No. 48 issued by the Nautical Institute
Source: The Nautical Institute