Safety Alert
Safety Alert 390 - Incorrect Elevator Assembly Injures an Electric Line Helper
Safety Alert 390 - Incorrect Elevator Assembly Injures an Electric Line Helper
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 390
- Inspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment
- Dropped objects
- Well abandonment
- Lifting accessories
- Competence and trainingPre-use checks
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A pipe slipped through incorrectly assembled tubular elevators during plug and abandonment operations, injuring an electric line helper’s foot. Investigation identified incorrectly sized dies, an inverted C plate and missed inspections. BSEE recommends considering field verification, equipment compatibility checks, pre-job inspections, shipping-report review and verification of crews’ equipment understanding.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Well abandonment; plug and abandonment; P&A.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
BSEE Safety Alert 390. Themes: inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.