Safety Alerts
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8 June 2002
Alert 02 – 24 Tubing Transfer Results in Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: A crane was being used to transfer 3 joints of 2 7/8” tubing form one
8 June 2002
Alert 02 – 23 Personnel Hoisting Operations Results in a Restricted Work Case WHAT HAPPENED: There was a leak in a union on the mud pump high
8 May 2002
Alert 02 – 22 Top Drive Unit and Traveling Blocks Fall to Rig Floor WHAT HAPPENED: A small treble rig (127ft mast) was on its first well
8 May 2002
Alert 02 – 21 Dropped Object From Snubbing Unit WHAT HAPPENED: There was a recent serious near miss involving a dropped object. While rigging up a snubbing
8 May 2002
Alert 02 – 20 Chemical Exposure Results from Trapped Pressure in MWD Tool WHAT HAPPENED: While tripping out of the hole and after an aborted attempt to
8 May 2002
Alert 02 – 19 Rigging Down Operations Results in a Fall WHAT HAPPENED: While rigging down the rig to move, the derrickman was climbing the middle sub
8 April 2002
Alert 02 – 18 Handling Bottle Rack Results in Crushed Finger WHAT HAPPENED: During a material handling incident a worker sustained a crushing injury to the tip
8 April 2002
Alert 02 – 17 Overhead Shackle Failure Results in Dropped Tongs WHAT HAPPENED: The drill crew was on the rig floor changing out the rig tongs from
8 April 2002
Alert 02 – 16 Hammering on Mud Pump Results in Mashed Finger WHAT HAPPENED: A recent incident lead to the amputation of the tip of an employee’s
8 April 2002
Alert 02 – 15 Pressure Washing Incident Results in Injection Injury WHAT HAPPENED: An employee was using a pressure washer with a pressure rated at 3,000 psi.
8 March 2002
Alert 02 – 14 Incident Involving Link-Tilt and Elevators WHAT HAPPENED: While pulling out of the hole with 3½” drill pipe, the Driller engaged the Top Drive
8 March 2002
Alert 02 – 13 Failure to Wear Fall Protection Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: An employee was working on a suspended walkway with handrails, located under
8 March 2002
Alert 02 – 12 Fatal Incident – Man Lost Overboard WHAT HAPPENED: The individual and three other persons were working to relocate the 30” diverter housing from
8 March 2002
Alert 02 – 11 Engine Blower Fire WHAT HAPPENED: Due to a failure in the intake air shutoff device on one of the two intake blowers (Turbo)
8 March 2002
Alert 02 – 10 Casing Incident Results in LTI WHAT HAPPENED: Recently, a casing crew was running a string of 9 5/8” casing, with the assistance of
8 March 2002
Alert 02 – 09 Rope Caught in Mud Pit Agitator Causes RWC WHAT HAPPENED: A derrickman was attempting to remove and reposition a 8mm (3/8”) plumb-bob rope
8 February 2002
Alert 02 – 08 Improper Rigging Results in Lost Cargo WHAT HAPPENED: While making a lift from a boat to the platform, the operator picked up a cargo
8 February 2002
Alert 02 – 07 Dropped Object from Derrick Results in LTI WHAT HAPPENED: While a floorman was directing the crane from the “V” Door, a 4’6” piece
8 February 2002
Alert 02 – 06 Mud Pump Pulsation Dampener Explosion WHAT HAPPENED: An explosion occurred in the Mud Pump Room of a Jackup Rig operating off the coast
8 February 2002
Alert 02 – 05 Deep Well Pump Repair Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: One of the Deep Well Pumps became inoperative and an Unplanned Maintenance Report
8 January 2002
Alert 02 – 04 Dropped Object in the Derrick WHAT HAPPENED: The main body of a snatch block located in the derrick between the monkey board and
8 January 2002
Alert 02 – 03 Near Miss – Dropped Casing Rabbit WHAT HAPPENED: While RIH7″ liner with 5-1/2″ D.P, a 2-5/8″ rabbit was used to drift all stands
8 January 2002
Alert 02 – 02 Inattention Allows Traveling Block to Strike Crown WHAT HAPPENED: While pulling and standing back 2 3/8” tubing on a truck mounted rig, the
8 January 2002
Alert 02 – 01 Maintenance on Personnel Lift Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: A fatality has recently occurred during a routine maintenance task on an elevator
17 December 2001
Alert 01 – 47 Near Miss – Material Dropped from Overhead Load WHAT HAPPENED: In a recent incident a serious near miss occurred while the Crane Operator
17 December 2001
Alert 01 – 46 Air Powered Impact Wrench Incident WHAT HAPPENED: An employee had his leg lacerated when he inadvertently activated an air-powered impact wrench that he was
17 December 2001
Alert 01 – 45 BOP Control System Uncontrolled Pressure Release Causes LTI WHAT HAPPENED: Relief Rig Manager, Driller and Floorman were removing a Nitrogen accumulator bottle from
17 December 2001
Alert 01 – 44 Fall from Height, Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: Although this incident did not occur on a drilling rig, many rigs have similar ladders and landings.
16 November 2001
Alert 01 – 43 Near Miss – Pressurization of a Tote Tank WHAT HAPPENED: Recently a near miss occurred while a derrick-man and mud engineer was trying
16 November 2001
Alert 01 – 42 Energy Isolation – Top Drive Repair Traps Fingers WHAT HAPPENED: While tripping in the hole, a keeper pin to the grabber heads was
