Investigation Report
Tag Line Lifted Rigger over Handrail During Crane Operations
12-17-2011 10:00 G34905 MC 650 Required Evacuation/Crane
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- DrowningEntanglementFalls from heightHuman factors
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Crane
- Evacuation, escape and rescueSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Investigation of a crane incident on the Blind Faith platform in which a tag line caught a rigger’s leg, lifting him over a handrail before he fell approximately 80 feet into Gulf waters. It documents lifeboat recovery and helicopter evacuation, identifies insufficient lifting personnel, and recommends a separate signalman for blind lifts.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.