Safety Alert
Safety Alert 166 - Lifting of Personnel by Crane Proves Fatal
Safety Alert 166 - Lifting of Personnel by Crane Proves Fatal
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 166
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsWorking at Height
- DrowningFalls from height
- Lifting operationsRiggingWorking at height
- CraneLifting accessories
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An employee removing mooring tie ropes from a jack-up drilling rig fell into the Gulf of Mexico during crane lowering when a choker sling D-ring slipped off the hook past its safety latch. The fatal incident prompted a recommendation to check that crane latches used for lifting personnel are suitable.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 166. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, working at height.