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National Safety Alert No. 1 Crane
Accidents-Fatalities-Injuries The second accident also involved the offloading of a rental crane. However the operation of a crane was not a factor in this accident. The likely cause of this accident was the improper disassembly of the rental crane (human error and lack of proper preparation and supervision). One worker was killed and three others were seriously injured. The third accident involved a crane on a semi-submersible drilling rig making a lift to a workboat. The crane toppled into the Gulf of Mexico during the lift, killing the crane operator and injuring another person. Investigation of this accident is ongoing. To prevent a recurrence of these types of accidents, MMS
recommends lessees take the following actions:
For more information on crane accidents that occurred from January 1995 through August 1998, we encourage you to visit our Safety Page on the Internet at and read a recent report on crane accidents. We invite you to comment on the report and its recommendations. You may email your comments to Bill Hauser, (703) 787-1613 or Wilbon Rhome, (703) 787-1587. Privacy | Disclaimers | Accessibility MMS/USCG Joint Safety Alerts | GOM Safety Alerts | POCS Safety Alerts Home | Search |
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