Safety Alert
Safety Alert 196 - Cranes
Safety Alert 196 - Cranes
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 196
- Crane and Rigging
- Dropped objectsFalls from heightMechanical failure
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- CraneOperator displays and control interfaces
- Preventive maintenanceStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Offshore installationVessel
Summary
A platform crane’s ballring failed during an attempted lift outside its safe working limits. The crane and operator fell 85 feet onto a supply vessel, seriously injuring the operator. The alert identifies design, control configuration and load-chart deficiencies, recommending maintenance assurance, design review and reinforcement of operators’ stop-work authority.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
BSEE Safety Alert 196. Themes: crane and rigging.