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Description of the Crane Material Handling Incidents
November
1999 – December 2003 |
|
Accident |
Date |
Injury/
Fatality |
Injury/
Damage/
Fatality |
Report
Prepared |
Cause |
|
A missing keeper bolt caused crane cab to shift forward while
attempting to make a lift of 15,000 lbs. |
11/15/99 |
None |
None |
Yes |
HEIEC
MSOP |
|
Crane operator lost control of load, and allowed the boom to get
too far ahead of load during lifting operations. |
12/09/99 |
1 injury |
None |
Yes |
HTCC
HEIEC |
|
While booming down, boom brake failed and boom fell. |
12/16/99 |
None |
Supply boat and crane boom damaged. |
No |
EF |
|
Roustabout injured while being lowered in a personnel basket. |
1/15/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
While lifting a load of cement weighing 14,000 lbs; crane broke
off structure and went overboard. |
1/26/2000 |
None |
Entire crane ripped from pedestal along with attached tank of
calcium chloride. Est. cost ($220,000) |
Yes |
HEIEC
HE |
|
Person injured when struck by an overboard hose when the rope
that attached the hose to the crane hook broke. |
2/11/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
EF |
|
A derrickhand had both hands caught
in an air hoist sheave resulting in the amputation of three fingers. |
3/10/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
Yes |
HE
HTCC |
|
Crane operator was attempting to lift a 25 bbl. Tank of calcium
bromide with crane boom fully extended. Crane broke off pedestal and
fell on vessel below. |
3/21/2000 |
1 injury |
Supply boat, tank and crane boom damaged. |
Yes |
HEIEC
HE |
|
While booming down, ball was pulled into sheaves and caused the
wire rope to be pulled out of the swedge
on the ball. |
3/29/2000 |
None |
Generator package on supply and handrails on supply boat. |
Yes |
EF
HE |
|
Boom cable
parted causing boom to fail. |
3/31/2000 |
1 injury |
Crane boom and grating and crane cable. |
Yes |
EF |
|
A 40-ton rental crane lost control of its’
load when boat could not hold position under crane. Boom went to "0"
degrees and load went into water. |
4/09/2000 |
None |
The tool storage building received structural damage. Est. cost
($5,000.00) |
Yes |
MSOP
HE |
|
Crane slings parted, dropping load into water due to poor
condition. |
4/27/2000 |
None |
Missing equipment and broken slings. Est. cost ($400.00) |
Yes |
HEIEC
EF |
|
While picking up 5" drill pipe with an air hoist the drill pipe
struck the top drive causing it to be released and striking a
floorhand. |
5/21/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
Yes |
HE
MSOP |
|
Clutch or torque converter failed, causing boom collapse. |
6/18/2000 |
None |
None |
No |
EF |
|
Crane load cable parted dropping building into Gulf waters.
|
7/18/2000 |
None |
Galley building received structural and water damage. Est. cost
($65,000.00) |
Yes |
HEIEC
EF
MSOP |
|
Pad eye on cable located above slings parted causing wireline
unit to fall into Gulf waters. |
8/08/2000 |
None |
Damage to wireline unit and slings. |
No |
EF |
|
A floorhand was being lifted into the
derrick by an air hoist using a full body harness when he fell 80
feet to the rig floor. |
8/16/2000 |
1 fatality |
None |
Yes |
EDOM
MSOP
HE |
|
Roustabout operating a crane fuel valve was pinned between stairs
and handrail when crane rotated. |
8/22/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
While unloaded three 55-gal drums, crane operator bumped rail of
boat causing drums to fall into Gulf waters. |
9/01/2000 |
None |
Lost all three drums of inhibitor fluid. |
No |
HE |
|
While offloading casing, crane operator lost control of load
pinning rigger between deck and casing. |
9/03/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
Crane operator dropped a 24" caisson causing cable to
unspool striking him in the head. |
9/11/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
While booming up, crane did not respond to control imputes to
stop boom up action. |
10/02/2000 |
None |
Damaged boom. |
No |
EF |
|
Crane operator lost control of swinging load pinning rigger
between I-beam and load. |
11/28/2000 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
Rig crane boom struck rig derrick’s wind wall injuring rig
worker. |
1/26/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
None |
HE |
|
Roustabout fell 6 feet from personnel basket to deck of workboat
due to rough seas. |
1/29/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
None |
WTX
STF |
|
Rig worker received fracture to leg when it got caught between
frame riding basket and a steel beam. |
2/05/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
None |
HE |
|
Crane operator left crane in running mode with clutch engaged,
resulting in boom failure.
|
2/08/2001 |
None |
Damaged boom. |
None |
HEIEC
HE
EF |
|
While being offloaded rough seas struck bottom of personnel
basket causing employee out of basket onto boat. |
2/09/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
None |
WTX
STF |
|
Contract employee was injured when he fell of crane personnel
basket onto boat. |
3/05/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
None |
HE |
|
Employee using a riding belt was inadvertently pulled into the
pipe rack system resulting in a fracture upper leg. |
3/05/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
None |
HE
MSOP |
|
A roustabout was crushed to death by riser cart while crossing
catwalk. |
3/09/2001 |
1 Fatality |
None |
None |
HTCC
HEIEC
MSOP
HE |
|
While slipping and cutting a 2" drill line the primary clamp
failed while being hoisted by the rig crane. The line fell striking
an employee. |
3/16/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
Yes |
EF
HE |
|
While working in the derrick an employee’s hand was pulled into
the sheaves by the cabling system. Two fingers were amputated. |
4/02/001 |
1 injury |
None |
Yes |
HE |
|
While attempting to offload cargo, contents on basket shifted
causing items to be lost overboard. |
4/21/2001 |
None |
Miscellaneous 5-gallon buckets, hoses, and ladders were lost. |
None |
HE |
|
Crane operator lost control of swinging load pinning rigger
between load and drip pan. |
4/23/2001 |
1 injury |
None |
None |
HE |
|
While attempting to lift a compressor a hydraulic hose burst,
causing the crane boom to fall with the load into the Gulf waters. |
5/02/2001 |
None |
Compressor unit is water damaged. |
Yes |
EF |
|
While suspending a pump and generator package, with the crane the
cable snapped striking the electrician in the head. He was flown
into
Terrebonne General Hospital and later pronounced dead. |
11/21/2001 |
Fatality |
None |
Yes |
EF
Under investigation by boemre
|
|
While using the auxiliary hoist (fast line) to offload a full 500
gal. diesel transporter tank. The weight
was approximately 4000 lbs. When the load was approx. 3 ft. off the
boat deck the cable snapped. |
12/17/2001 |
None |
None |
No |
HE |
|
Crane operator boomed up until boom hit boom stops. When he
attempted to boom down the boom did not respond, instead it reverse
itself raised-up slightly causing the boom stops to bend. |
2/24/2002 |
None |
Minor |
No |
HE |
|
The #2 North crane
had just offloaded equipment and rigging down the load when the
crane boom hoist cable fell and the boom tip fell into the water. |
3/20/2002 |
None |
Boom damage |
No |
EF
|
|
While attempting to
install a new flare boom the crane was overloaded and fell into the
Gulf. |
5/10/2002 |
1 fatality |
Major equipment
damage |
No |
EF
HE |
|
Crane operator was preparing to hook up personnel basket when he
noticed that the crane boom motor stayed engaged the boom continued
to boom up and over backward and cradled over the top of the crane. |
5/10/2002 |
None |
Major equipment
damage |
No |
EF |
|
Rigger was hooking
up vent pipe to be lifted by crane when the tag line wrapped around
his arm lifting him of the platform. This resulted in a
fractured or strained arm. |
7/11/2002 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
Contract personnel were removing the engine from a platform crane
using a knuckle boom crane. After detaching the engine from
the crane, the knuckle boom crane started to tilt. This happened because
the crane was not properly secured. The knuckle boom then
turned over hanging on the side of the upper deck. The crane
engine that it was holding fell in the Gulf. |
8/05/2002 |
None |
Crane and equipment damage |
Yes |
HE
EF |
|
Employee broke his
right arm and injured his back during a personnel transfer lift from
the boat to the platform. |
11/02/2002 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
Work crews were
dismantling the platform crane for removal from the platform. The studs were rusted and corroded and had to be removed by an air
impact wrench. Upon removing several studs, the crane shifted
and fell into the Gulf. |
11/02/2002 |
None |
Crane lost over
board |
Yes |
HE |
|
A deckhand was
injured while offloading 1000 gal. chemical
tank from the boat. While attempting to offload the tank the
hook got caught on the tank’s frame. Lifting it off the deck
and pinning the deckhand, this resulted in a broken leg, pelvis and
fractured wrist. |
11/092/002 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
WTX |
|
While transferring
diesel fuel from the pedestal crane to the production process
stream. A diaphragm pump with natural gas fuel supply was
being used. During the process the pump exhaust ignited and a
mechanic was burned. |
12/16/2002 |
1 injury |
Minor |
Yes |
HE |
|
A cargo box was
being moved as the box was being lifted it hung up on the handrail
lifting it out of its sockets causing it to fall overboard. |
1/02/2003 |
None |
Minor |
No |
HE |
|
Employee was pinched between crane and
tugger frame resulting in crushed hip and left buttock. |
2/03/2003 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
|
While pushing out
short drill collar on to the pipe handling skate, the employee’s
foot slipped over the guard and was pinched between the guard and
the gate, smashing the steel toe of his foot. |
3/02/2003 |
1 injury |
None |
Yes |
HE
|
|
Crane failed during an annual inspection. Damage was done
to the production facility when the boom fell. |
4/24/2003 |
None |
Boom and equipment
damage |
Yes |
EF |
|
As the crane operator was swing the load around he felt the
clutch slipping and started to lose the load. He pushed the
block and whip line levers down to stop the descent of the boom, but
the boom did not stop until it hit the water. |
5/04/2003 |
None |
Boom and equipment
damage |
Yes |
EF |
|
While lifting a diesel fuel tank form the boat, the 2” drain pipe
snagged on a binding chain breaking the weld. Approximately 20
gallons of diesel leaked out into the Gulf. |
5/07/2003 |
None |
Minor |
No |
HE |
|
While moving a tank from a boat to the platform the crane boom
collapsed. |
5/09/2003 |
1 injury |
Crane boom and tank |
Yes |
EF |
|
A rental crane was being used to offload a cylinder for the fixed
crane when suddenly the boat’s starboard engine overheated and shut
down. This caused a momentary loss of control the load snagged
the back of the boat as the boat was drifting out from under the
load. The boat continued to drift pulling the crane cable from
the rental crane causing the boom to bend and the cable to snap. |
6/25/2003 |
None |
Boom and cable
damage |
No |
EF |
|
While attempting to backload a refrigerator onto the deck of a
motor vessel, the operator experienced a boom failure. The
load fell injuring a deck hand he sustained injuries to two arm
tendons, four broken ribs, and a cracked pelvis. |
7/08/2003 |
1 injury |
Boom and equipment
damage. |
Yes |
EF |
|
While conducting equipment movement operations, excessive smoke
was observed coming out of the crane engine exhaust. |
7/30/2003 |
None |
Crane engine and
exhaust. |
No |
EF |
|
During a heavy lift, a piece of the substructure (Shaker Deck)
was dropped onto compressor No. 1. |
8/03/2003 |
None |
Major equipment
damage |
No |
HE |
|
A 550 bbl tote tank was lifted by the crane and suspended over
the reboiler in a filling operation. When suddenly the hose connection pulled free of the reboiler spilling on the
reboiler and surrounding equipment. |
8/09/2003 |
None |
Chemical damage to
equipment |
Yes |
HE |
|
Employee was pinned between a 20 foot section of 12 inch flowline
piping and the catwalk when the crane operator accidentally swung
the drive pipe hammer into the 12 inch flowline piping. |
10/05/2003 |
1 injury |
None |
Yew |
HE |
|
While running 13 5/8 inch casing a floor-hank lost his footing
and dropped the spring of the rigging assemble. The spring in
the rigging assembly then came into contact with the operating
handle engaging the equipment. This caused the tong head to
rotate, which in turn caught the top part of the floor-hand’s foot. The tong power supply unit was still running. This resulted in
a sever laceration. |
10/27/2003 |
1 injury |
None |
Yes |
HE |
|
Employee was fatal
tally injured when he was caught between a bundle 5 inch drill pipe
and the pipe rack. |
12/06/03 |
1 fatality |
None |
Yes |
HE |
|
Employee was injured when he caught his thumb between the
angle iron frame of an oxygen and acetylene rack and the and the
bottles in the rack that were rocking back and forth after being
loaded on the boat. |
12/07/03 |
1 injury |
None |
No |
HE |
