Safety Alert
Inspector Fatally Injured While Inspecting an Enclosed Facility Crane
Inspector Fatally Injured While Inspecting an Enclosed Facility Crane
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 24-4
- Crane and RiggingInspection and Maintenance
- Crushing and pinch points
- Inspection and maintenance
- Crane
- Safety communication
Summary
An inspector examining J-bolts on a gantry crane at an enclosed compressor station was fatally pinned between a walkway handrail and an overhead ceiling beam. Clearance was only about two inches. Restricted sightlines and absent clear visual or audible communication left the operator unaware of the inspector’s position during crane travel.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
The alert concerns a fatal injury during inspection of an enclosed facility crane.
IADC Alert 24-4. Themes: crane and rigging, inspection and maintenance.