Safety Alert
Safety Alert 220 - Lifting Fatality
Safety Alert 220 - Lifting Fatality
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 220
- Crane and RiggingLifting Operations
- Crushing and pinch pointsLine of fire
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Crane
- Competence and trainingContractor managementJob safety analysisSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A drilling contractor employee was fatally crushed against a pipe rack post while attempting to stop a swinging crane-lifted drill-pipe bundle manually. The alert identifies training, supervision, task analysis and contractor oversight deficiencies, and recommends formal rigger training, job safety analysis, contractor safety monitoring and written expectations for field representatives.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
BSEE Safety Alert 220. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations.