Safety Alerts
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27 May 2007
Alert 07 – 16 Mud Overflow Incident WHAT HAPPENED: While filling a trip tank with drilling fluid, the Driller started another task and failed to monitor the
27 May 2007
Alert 07 – 15 Stringing Up Drill Line Results in LTI WHAT HAPPENED: While stringing the drill line on a new rig, the injured party (IP) was
27 May 2007
Alert 07 – 14 Rig Down Lifting Operation Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: The rig had made a number of moves with tires without breaking down
27 April 2007
Alert 07 – 13 Dropped Crane Block Hook Latch WHAT HAPPENED: The deck crew was changing out cutting skips. A full skip had just been landed and unhooked
27 April 2007
Alert 07 – 12 Misuse of High Pressure Cleaner WHAT HAPPENED: The Assistant Driller requested that the injured person (IP) assist the Night Mechanic in attempting to
27 April 2007
Alert 07 – 11 Serious Injury Results from Fall from Ladder WHAT HAPPENED: The injured person (IP) was involved in a maintenance campaign on light fittings. While
27 March 2007
Alert 07 – 10 Two Auxiliary Brake Incidents Result from Miscommunication WHAT HAPPENED: In the past month our company has experienced several serious incidents that could be
27 March 2007
Alert 07 – 09 Dropped Object Results in Serious Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: An extremely high potential Near Miss occurred when the safety retracting lifeline (SRL) block which
27 March 2007
Alert 07 – 08 Dropped Drill Pipe Stand Results in Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: While tripping 5-1/2” drill pipe into the hole, a roughneck was working the
27 February 2007
Alert 07 – 07 Fall on Plastic Berm Liner Results in an LTI WHAT HAPPENED: The Motorman was attempting to gain access to the diesel tank area
27 February 2007
Alert 07 – 06 Near Miss – Dropped Joint of Casing WHAT HAPPENED: While running casing in the hole, the rig floor crew stabbed a joint of
27 February 2007
Alert 07 – 05 Incident Involving the Link Tilt Results in an LTI WHAT HAPPENED: After releasing the elevators, the derrickman was pulling back a stand of
27 January 2007
Alert 07 – 04 Self Retracting Lifeline Cable Failure WHAT HAPPENED: The Safety Drilling Representative was conducting the monthly Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) inspection and was in the
27 January 2007
Alert 07 – 03 Mast Raising Line Failure WHAT HAPPENED: During the rig move, the drilling rig mast was to be raised. It was initially lifted 30
27 January 2007
Alert 07 – 02 Drilling with AIR, Aerated Mud or Foam WHAT HAPPENED: The rig was drilling with foam and compressed air was being injected at the
27 January 2007
Alert 07 – 01 Derrickman Falls Across Derrick WHAT HAPPENED: The rig had been circulating off bottom and was about to trip back to bottom. While the
1 December 2006
Alert 06 – 44 Fork Lift Truck Tire Explodes Resulting in a Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: One of the company’s yard forklifts had a flat on one
1 December 2006
Alert 06 – 43 Failure of Safety Devices Allowed Casing Stabbing Basket to Fall to Rig Floor WHAT HAPPENED: While the rig crew was running a bottom
1 December 2006
Alert 06 – 42 Maintenance – Trapped Pressure WHAT HAPPENED: A Subsea Specialist and an Assistant Subsea Specialist were transferring nitrogen from one cylinder to another by taking
1 December 2006
Alert 06 – 41 Confined Space – Unauthorized Tank Entry WHAT HAPPENED: The Derrickman and Assistant Driller (AD) were working outside the sludge tank in an effort
1 November 2006
Alert 06 – 40 42 Inch Drive Down Adapter Falls to Rig Floor Resulting in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: A rig had finished driving a threaded connection
1 November 2006
Alert 06 – 39 Incorrect Heater on Traction Motor Results in Fire WHAT HAPPENED: Gas from the well bore collected under the rig floor and ignited. Español
1 November 2006
Alert 06 – 38 Working on Exposed Rotating Machinery Results in LTI WHAT HAPPENED: While attempting to work on a prototype pipe testing fixture the operator’s coverall
1 November 2006
Alert 06 – 37 Slips Knocked Over Resulting in LTI Foot Injury WHAT HAPPENED: Well testing had been completed and the operation at the time was pulling
1 October 2006
Alert 06 – 36 Fall Results in Recordable Injury WHAT HAPPENED: The rig was preparing to run 60” casing. The rotary was removed and a barrier was
1 October 2006
Alert 06 – 35 Release of Pressure Results in Laceration and Sutures WHAT HAPPENED: While pressure testing the Choke Manifold up to 15,000psi the Assistant Driller noticed
1 October 2006
Alert 06 – 34 Near Miss Incident Breathing Apparatus Valve Failure WHAT HAPPENED: A three month air sample analysis was to be conducted. A random Breathing Air
1 October 2006
Alert 06 – 33 Dropped Object – Derrickboard Slide Bar Incident WHAT HAPPENED: After laying down drill collars, the Derrickman positioned the Slide Bar across the derrickboard
1 September 2006
Alert 06 – 32 Residual Pressure in BOP Results in Finger Being Trapped WHAT HAPPENED: The IP was assisting in the operation to close the BOP doors.
1 September 2006
Alert 06 – 31 Tong Die Safety – Failure to Use Proper Tools and PPE Results in Eye Injury WHAT HAPPENED: A rig crewman was changing a
