Safety Alert
Person Injured when Safety Mechanisms Failed
Person Injured when Safety Mechanisms Failed
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 455
- Machinery and Equipment
- Line of fireMechanical failurePressure systems
- HoseValve
- Energy and process isolationPositive retention and reliable securingPre-use checksRisk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
A sandblasting worker on a Gulf of Mexico offshore facility suffered head and shoulder injuries when a T-connection released and a whip check broke. The alert discusses improper crimping, potentially weakened baling wire and hose orientation, recommending improved securing, pre-job assessment, equipment checks and depressurisation when practical.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns a person being injured after safety mechanisms failed.
BSEE Safety Alert 455. Themes: machinery and equipment.