6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 19 Fall Protection WHAT HAPPENED: After being released from a daywork contract, the crew was preparing to move the rig to a new drill
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6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 18 Crane Rig-Up/Rig-Down Safety WHAT HAPPENED: While it was being dismantled, a portable crane fell on an offshore platform. Three contractor employees were seriously injured
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 17 Crew Boat Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A crewmember on a crew boat was doing a routine checkup below deck. With workers on the open
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 16 Stored Energy Hazards WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was seriously injured when the cap at the end of a top drive accumulator blew
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 15 Trapped Fluid Hazards WHAT HAPPENED: A motorman was removing a threaded two-inch to one-inch swedge from a two-inch ball valve and nipple. The swedge
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 14 Bolt Breakage WHAT HAPPENED: While pulling out of the hole, both brake band anchor bolts failed. The elevators were about six feet (two meters)
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 09 BOP Fall Protection WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker recently fell while working on a BOP. He was wearing a full body harness with
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 08 Running Casing Safely WHAT HAPPENED: While running 5 1/2” casing, the driller observed the derrickman placing his hands and fingers on top of
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 07 Potential for Fire: Air Compressors WHAT HAPPENED: A semi-submersible MODU experienced a fire and explosion in its machinery equipment space due to an internal