ParameterInjectionPointImpl.getValueToInject() makes use of methods which are not available during application initialization (see also CDI-274). Specifically BeanManager.getInjectableReference(), BeanManager.resolve() and BeanManager.getBeans(). And so processing of any parameter injection point of a container lifecycle event observer method would result in IllegalStateException (DefinitionException respectively) once WELD-1274 is implemented.