The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) released its annual Safety Statistics Report on May 20, 2025. The report highlights that “line of fire” incidents continued to be the primary cause of lost time injuries (LTIs) among its marine contractor members in 2024, responsible for over half (52%) of all such injuries, reports IMCA.
Key Findings
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has released its annual safety report, a publication it has produced every year since 1996, highlighting safety trends within its contributing members’ onshore and offshore operations.
Key findings from the 2024 report indicate:
- Lost-Time Injury Rate (LTIR) Unchanged: The total lost-time injury rate remained constant at 0.3 incidents per million hours worked. This maintains the significant improvements observed since 2010, when the LTIR was more than double the current rate.
- Total Recordable Injuries Rate (TRIR) Slightly Up: The total recordable injuries rate increased marginally from 1.07 to 1.1 incidents per million hours worked, mirroring a broader trend across the energy industry. However, IMCA contractor members saw a small improvement in their offshore TRIR, which fell from 1.47 in 2023 to 1.38 in 2024.
- “Line of Fire” Remains Leading Cause: Just over half (52%) of all lost-time injuries reported were attributed to “line of fire” incidents. Understanding and mitigating the underlying causes of these accidents will be a key priority for IMCA, in collaboration with its members and partner organizations, in 2025.
- Slips and Trips Second Main Cause: Slips and trips accounted for 22% of the total lost-time injuries in 2024.
- Fatal Accident Rate (FAR) Halved: The fatal accident rate saw a substantial reduction, halving from 0.63 fatalities per 100 million hours worked in 2023 to 0.3 fatalities in 2024.
- Record Low Offshore Fatalities: For offshore workers specifically, the fatal accident rate decreased from 0.41 in 2023 to an unprecedented 0.18 in 2024, marking the lowest fatality rate ever recorded by IMCA contractor members.
The 2024 data was compiled from 198 IMCA contractor members, who collectively submitted a record 1,015,000 hours of data. This research is made available to both IMCA members and non-members, allowing companies to benchmark their safety performance against their peers.
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Source: IMCA
