Safety Flash
BSEE: Crane incident leads to serious facial injuries
BSEE: Crane incident leads to serious facial injuries
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 06/26
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Line of fireMechanical failure
- Lifting operationsRiggingWell abandonment
- CraneLifting accessories
- Lifting planOperating and work proceduresStop-work authority
- Upstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises BSEE findings on a lifting pin failure during well abandonment aboard a lift boat, resulting in serious facial injuries. It describes stuck casing, excessive loading, incorrect sling positioning and unsuitable procedures, with recommendations addressing free loads, rigging plans, safe working loads and stop-work authority.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Well abandonment; plug and abandonment; P&A.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
BSEE has published Safety Alert 512 relating to a crane incident during well abandonment which led to a worker being struck and suffering serious facial injuries.
IMCA SF 06/26. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, line of fire.