Safety Flash
BSEE: Overhaul Ball falls to deck resulting in High Potential near miss
BSEE: Overhaul Ball falls to deck resulting in High Potential near miss
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 18/23
- Crane and RiggingDropped ObjectsLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Lifting operationsRigging
- CraneLifting accessoriesOperator displays and control interfacesWinch
- Lifting planRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A safety flash describes a 350 kg crane headache ball falling 8 m during decommissioning and well abandonment, landing less than 60 cm from a rigger. A snag above the load cell masked slack developing during a blind lift. Recommendations address snag identification, slack detection, crew communication and lift planning.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 460 relating to a dropped object during lifting operations
IMCA SF 18/23. Themes: crane and rigging, dropped objects, lifting operations, line of fire.