Safety Alert
The dropping of a 9.5 tonne load on an offshore installation as a result of the incorrect manufacture of a 15 tonne Flemish eye crane pennant
The dropping of a 9.5 tonne load on an offshore installation as a result of the incorrect manufacture of a 15 tonne Flemish eye crane pennant
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- OSD6-2010
- Crane and RiggingDropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objectsMechanical failure
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessoriesWire rope
- Functional testingOperating and work procedures
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An offshore lifting incident involved a 9.5-tonne container falling after an incorrectly manufactured Flemish eye crane pennant unravelled. The alert examines rope-to-ferrule compatibility and inadequate representation of dynamic loading in tests. It advises users to verify combinations and manufacturers to follow designers’ specifications, with unverified slings removed from service.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
OSD6-2010. Themes: crane and rigging, dropped objects, lifting operations.