Safety Alert
Crushed By / Caught Between Fatality
Crushed By / Caught Between Fatality
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 21-03
- Line of Fire
- Crushing and pinch points
- Inspection and maintenance
- Lifting accessories
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This alert introduces a crushing or caught-between fatality during lifting-gear inspection on an offshore drilling unit. Inspectors checked slings, recorded serial numbers and applied colour coding. The supplied account describes five vertically stacked metal plates secured by one ratchet strap, with slings retained after crane landing.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns a fatal crushing or caught-between event.
IADC Alert 21-03. Themes: line of fire.