Safety Alert
Jacking Up Lift Boat During Crane Operations
Jacking Up Lift Boat During Crane Operations
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 429
- Crane and RiggingLifting Operations
- Line of fireMechanical failure
- Lifting operationsMarine operationsWell abandonment
- CraneGangwayLifting accessoriesWellhead
- Job safety analysisOperating and work proceduresSimultaneous operations coordination
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
During well abandonment, a lift boat was raised with crane slings still connected to a wellhead. Suspected snagging on hanger pins preceded sling failure and injury to an operator. BSEE recommends considering interface disconnection, attentive crane operation, elevation-adjustment procedures and job safety analysis addressing interconnected equipment.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Well abandonment; plug and abandonment; P&A.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Wellhead; well head.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The alert addresses lift-boat jacking activities carried out during crane operations.
BSEE Safety Alert 429. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations.