Safety Alert
Poorly Maintained Crane Components Result in Multiple Personnel Injured During Transfers
Poorly Maintained Crane Components Result in Multiple Personnel Injured During Transfers
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 517
- Crane and RiggingInspection and MaintenanceLifting Operations
- Mechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceLifting operationsPersonnel transfer
- CraneHelicopterWire rope
- Evacuation, escape and rescuePre-use checksPreventive maintenanceStop-work authority
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installationVessel
Summary
Two offshore personnel-basket transfer incidents involved uncontrolled crane auxiliary-line descents and injuries. Investigations identified uncorrected component deficiencies in one case and inadequate hoist brake adjustment in the other. The alert recommends considering timely maintenance, loaded brake checks, wire-rope fouling checks, stop-work interventions, clearer transfer communications and verified medical evacuation arrangements.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Helicopter; rotorcraft.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An alert concerning injuries during personnel transfers linked to poorly maintained crane components.
BSEE Safety Alert 517. Themes: crane and rigging, inspection and maintenance, lifting operations.