Alert 24-1 – Rig worker falls while descending derrick ladder

Alert 24-1 – Rig worker falls while descending derrick ladder

WHAT HAPPENED:

Injured person (IP) had just completed untying a double stand of drill pipe that was lashed to the derrick. IP connected full body harness to the cable sleeve of the fall-arrest system and started to descend the derrick ladder when his foot slipped on a rung, causing him to fall 6-7 ft. (approx. 2 m) to the intermediary platform below…