Safety Alerts
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3 February 2004
Alert 04 – 08 Unsecured Load Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: A supply boat was to off load Oil Base Mud (OBM). To enable access to
3 February 2004
Alert 04 – 07 Wrench Dropped from Derrick WHAT HAPPENED: While re-attaching an air hose for the lock bar on the compensator, an open-end wrench was dropped
3 February 2004
Alert 04 – 06 Repair Work Results in Eye Injury WHAT HAPPENED: A hydraulic hose failed on an Iron Roughneck assembly. In order for the Maintenance team
3 January 2004
Alert 04 – 05 Fatal Accident Involving a Flexible Hose WHAT HAPPENED: A supply boat crewman was struck on the head by a flexible hose during pressure
3 January 2004
Alert 04 – 04 Lanyard Caught in Kelly Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was fatally injured after his 6-foot lanyard was wrapped around
3 January 2004
Alert 04 – 03 Improper Slinging Results in a Fatality & Two LTIs WHAT HAPPENED: Using a crane the mast was lifted and attached to the rotary
3 January 2004
Alert 04 – 02 Fall Results in Serious Injury WHAT HAPPENED: The injured party (IP), a scaffolding foreman, and another scaffolder were working on the skid beam
3 January 2004
Alert 04 – 01 Drive Pipe Hammering Incident WHAT HAPPENED: While driving 30” drive pipe, a hard area in the formation was contacted. The crew continued to
7 December 2003
Alert 03 – 51 Trapped Pressure in Annular Results in a Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: While undertaking maintenance on a 13 5/8” 10K Annular Blowout Preventer, one
7 December 2003
Alert 03 – 50 Improper Installation, Commissioning & Testing of Crown Saver Device WHAT HAPPENED: The traveling block made contact with the crown bumpers after tripping the
7 December 2003
Alert 03 – 49 Chemical Burn WHAT HAPPENED: The crew was running pipe into the hole and drilling fluid came out of the pipe as they ran
7 December 2003
Alert 03 – 48 Loss of Well Control Results in Rig Fire WHAT HAPPENED: A well being drilled in a zone previously under pressured and depleted took
7 November 2003
Alert 03 – 47 Helicopter Landing Incident WHAT HAPPENED: Recently an incident occurred while a helicopter was attempting to land on a MODU that was undertow. The
7 November 2003
Alert 03 – 46 Proper Job Planning and Review WHAT HAPPENED: The company had several incidents recently where the root cause was determined to be a failure
7 November 2003
Alert 03 – 45 Filling Casing with High Pressure Mud Pump Results in a Lost Time Incident WHAT HAPPENED: The rig was in the process of running
7 November 2003
Alert 03 – 44 Inattention Results in Galley Fire WHAT HAPPENED: The assistant cook after finishing work in the galley he left the fryer and forgot to
7 November 2003
Alert 03 – 43 Diverter Equipment – High Potential Consequences WHAT HAPPENED: A Drilling Contractor in the Gulf of Mexico reports that subsequent to cementing surface casing
7 October 2003
Alert 03 – 42 Rig Move Results in Fall and Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: A Roustabout was removing a pillar from the side of the road while
7 October 2003
Alert 03 – 41 Improper Hand Placement on Casing Tong Results in Finger Injury WHAT HAPPENED: While running 7” casing in the hole, the injured person (roustabout)
7 October 2003
Alert 03 – 40 Nylon Sling Failed while Positioning BOP Control Pod WHAT HAPPENED: A crew was moving the BOP control POD from the bow to the
7 October 2003
Alert 03 – 39 Pipe Lay Down Operation Results in Broken Leg WHAT HAPPENED: To aid in laying down drill pipe, a Third Party Contractor was contracted
7 October 2003
Alert 03 – 38 Mud Pump Maintenance Operations Results in a Face Injury WHAT HAPPENED: While the night mechanic was assisting senior mechanic in removing chain driven
7 September 2003
Alert 03 – 37 Man-Riding Incident WHAT HAPPENED: An inexperienced Floorhand was assigned to obtain a measurement from the bottom of the rig floor to the Texas
7 September 2003
Alert 03 – 36 High Pressure BOP Fluid Result in an Injection Injury WHAT HAPPENED: The injured person was changing out fittings from a blue bypass valve
7 September 2003
Alert 03 – 35 Improper Hand Tool Use Results in Injury WHAT HAPPENED: The carpenter was sawing wood using a portable electric circular saw mounted in a
7 August 2003
Alert 03 – 34 Preventing Crown Collisions WHAT HAPPENED: First Incident: The rig was doing a wiper trip. While working through a tight spot, the Driller lost count
7 August 2003
Alert 03 – 33 Dropped Object – Derrick Light Fixture WHAT HAPPENED: A 41-pound (18 kg) explosion proof 400-watt Mercury Vapor light fixture fell 20 feet (6
7 August 2003
Alert 03 – 32 Air Hose Incident Results in a Fatal Incident WHAT HAPPENED: A worker was struck on the head by a compressed air hose which blew
7 August 2003
Alert 03 – 31 Fall Overboard Results in a Fatal Incident WHAT HAPPENED: A roustabout onboard a jack up drilling rig fell overboard. He was recovered from
7 July 2003
Alert 03 – 30 Modified Tong Attachment Results in MTO WHAT HAPPENED: The rig crewmembers were working on the rig floor preparing to torque up the bit.
