Safety Alert
Safety Alert 127 - Injury While Retesting Blowout Preventers
Safety Alert 127 - Injury While Retesting Blowout Preventers
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 127
- Pressure SystemsProcess Safety
- Line of fireMechanical failurePressure systems
- Pressure testing
- Process pipework and pipelines
- Exclusion zonesPositive retention and reliable securing
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A threaded union connection failed at 4,800 psi during blowout preventer retesting after bonnet seal repair. The parted line struck a nearby employee, breaking his left shin. The operator cautioned personnel to keep away from test lines and was studying the feasibility of safety restraints.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Pressure testing; hydrostatic testing; pneumatic testing.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
BSEE Safety Alert 127. Themes: pressure systems, process safety.