Safety Alerts
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16 November 2001
Alert 01 – 41 Temporary Opening in Stairway Causes Fatal Incident WHAT HAPPENED: A tank was taken out of service for repair. The scope of work included
16 November 2001
Alert 01 – 40 Pressure Testing Fuel Hose Results in a Serious Injury WHAT HAPPENED: While pressure testing a fuel transfer hose in preparation to transfer fuel,
16 October 2001
Alert 01 – 39 Oxygen / Acetylene Torch Catches Fire and Explodes WHAT HAPPENED: A worker was using an Oxygen/Acetylene torch setup on a cart, a portable
16 October 2001
Alert 01 – 38 Overhead Power-Line Contact WHAT HAPPENED: A D6C Side-boom was being used to load nine lengths of pipe onto the back of a crew
16 October 2001
Alert 01 – 37 Man Downed by H2S Gas WHAT HAPPENED: During a pump down stripping job, a Well Service Rig worker was overcome by H2S. When
16 October 2001
Alert 01 – 36 Surface Detonation of Perforating Gun WHAT HAPPENED: While a crew was attempting to disarm a 2’ X 3 3/8” select fire perforating gun,
16 September 2001
Alert 01 – 35 Fatality – Truck Rollover WHAT HAPPENED: Company vehicle left road and rolled over. Two occupants of vehicle ejected from vehicle. One occupant killed and
16 September 2001
Alert 01 – 34 Dropped Pipe Spinner WHAT HAPPENED: A floorman was running the pipe spinner during a trip. As he finished backing out a joint of
16 September 2001
Alert 01 – 33 Casing Hook Incident – Pinched Finger WHAT HAPPENED: As casing was being off loaded from a supply boat, the lifting sling snagged and
16 September 2001
Alert 01 – 32 Fatal Incident – Crewman Crushed WHAT HAPPENED: While building mud weight a crew of roustabouts were mixing barite using super sack bags. They picked
9 August 2001
Alert 01 – 31 Near Miss – Oxygen Bottle Drops from Crane WHAT HAPPENED: While lifting an Oxygen/Acetylene assembly with a crane, an oxygen bottle came off
9 August 2001
Alert 01 – 30 Handling Stabbing Guide Results in Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: While installing a stabbing guide on the box of 5 ½” sand screen tubing in
9 August 2001
Alert 01 – 29 Beyond Safety Glasses WHAT HAPPENED: During the first week of a rig construction project, there were 7 eye injuries. The work environment was such
9 July 2001
Alert 01 – 28 Fatality Involving Watertight Door WHAT HAPPENED: A worker’s body was found caught between a hydraulic powered watertight door and the door jam in the
9 July 2001
Alert 01 – 27 Employee Killed when Gantry Crane Strikes Riser Skate WHAT HAPPENED: A roustabout was crushed to death between the riser skate and V-door frame
9 July 2001
Alert 01 – 26 Utility Air Hoist Incident WHAT HAPPENED: Crews were using an air hoist located on the cellar deck to align a joint of 20”
9 July 2001
Alert 01 – 25 PPE-Goggles Needed for Moving/Handling Chemicals WHAT HAPPENED: A first aid type incident took place recently involving a short service employee (SSE) who was
9 July 2001
Alert 01 – 24 Fall from Top Drive Causes Two LTIs WHAT HAPPENED: A drilling crew had just completed a drilling line slip and cut operation. The
9 July 2001
Alert 01 – 23 Improper Storage of Materials WHAT HAPPENED: Sack material was stored on top of five-gallon plastic containers filled with chemicals. The plastic containers collapsed under
9 June 2001
Alert 01 – 22 Crane Boom Pulled Backwards Over the Cab WHAT HAPPENED: The boom of the port aft crane on a jack-up rig was pulled backwards
9 June 2001
Alert 01 – 21 Heat Related Conditions WHAT HAPPENED: Under normal conditions the body’s ability to dissipate heat through the evaporation of sweat and convection of cooler air
9 June 2001
Alert 01 – 20 Energy Forces Must be Taken into Account WHAT HAPPENED: The IADC Accident Statistics Program shows that the majority of incidents that occur in
9 June 2001
Alert 01 – 19 Fatality – Fall from Derrick Ladder WHAT HAPPENED: A fatality occurred when an employee fell from a derrick ladder while descending from the
9 June 2001
Alert 01 – 18 Tail Rope and Drill Pipe Incident WHAT HAPPENED: While tripping pipe into the hole, a rotary helper’s shoulder was injured while he was
9 June 2001
Alert 01 – 17 Near-Miss: Crane Fast Line and Load Line Become Entangled WHAT HAPPENED: During nighttime boat unloading operations on a floating facility in marginal weather
9 May 2001
Alert 01 – 16 Personnel Hoisting (Man-Riding) Fatal and Near Miss Incidents WHAT HAPPENED: Recently the industry has had two fatal incidents and one near miss incident
9 April 2001
Alert 01 – 15 Crewmember Fatally Injured in Fall WHAT HAPPENED: While uncovering a well slot in the Weather Deck of a production platform, a crewmember fell
9 April 2001
Alert 01 – 14 Two Crewmen Fatally Injured when Struck by a Stand of Drill Pipe WHAT HAPPENED: An extra long cement stand was made up and
9 April 2001
Alert 01 – 13 Fall From Rig Floor WHAT HAPPENED: A drill crew was preparing to nipple down the 20″ diverter and cut off the 16″ casing.
9 April 2001
Alert 01 – 12 Near Miss – Dropped Bundle of Drill Pipe WHAT HAPPENED: A bundle of new 3-1/2” drill pipe was being lifted by crane from
