Safety Alert
Ineffective Stinger Hook Pin Installation - High potential for injury and Equipment Damage
Ineffective Stinger Hook Pin Installation - High potential for injury and Equipment Damage
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 452
- Crane and RiggingLifting Operations
- Dropped objectsMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceLifting operations
- CraneLifting accessories
- Positive retention and reliable securingPre-use checks
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
A crane stinger hook and suspended wireline lubricator fell at a Gulf of Mexico energy facility after a cotter pin sheared and the hook pin backed out. The alert identifies inadequate pin design and recommends threaded pins with nuts and keepers, retrofitting improper configurations and assessing pin condition before lifting.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 452. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations.