Safety Alerts

Safety Alerts

IADC distributes HSE Alerts to Members as they are received. All Alerts issued will be archived on this web site. We welcome your ideas for future Safety Alerts.

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30 September 2014

Alert 14 – 26 Line-of-Fire Incident Results in Medical Treatment Case

30 September 2014

Alert 14 – 25 Shifting Load During Lifting Operation Results in Medical Treatment Case

21 August 2014

Alert 14 – 24 Three Instances of Uncontrolled Descent of the Traveling Block Assembly

21 August 2014

Alert 14 – 23 Improper Pulling of Rotary Table Bushing Results in Partial Finger Amputation

21 August 2014

Alert 14 – 22 Self-Retracting Lifeline (SRL) Anchor Post Failure Results in Near Miss

21 July 2014

Alert 14 – 21 Lack of Communication/Failure to Stop Job Results in Fatality

21 July 2014

Alert 14 – 20 Hand Tool Left on CCU Results in Potential Dropped Object

21 July 2014

Alert 14 – 19 Dropped Object Results in Near Miss

20 June 2014

Alert 14 – 18 Improper Confined Space Entry Results in Multiple Fatalities

20 June 2014

Alert 14 – 17 Line-of-Fire Incident Results in Facial Injuries

20 June 2014

Alert 14 – 16 Improper Hand Placement Results in Amputation

21 May 2014

Alert 14 – 15 Failure to Recognize Hazards Results in Two Downed Powerlines in the Same Day

21 May 2014

Alert 14 – 14 Improper Pre-Trip Inspection Leads to Runaway Trailer

21 May 2014

Alert 14 – 13 Pressure Release After Ice Plug Removal Results in Injury

21 April 2014

Alert 14 – 11 Lack of Communication Results in Fatality

21 April 2014

Alert 14 – 12 Equipment Shift During Rig Up Results in Near Miss

21 April 2014

Alert 14 – 10 Dropped Landing String Results in Near Miss

21 March 2014

Alert 14 – 09 High Potential Incident – Struck by Dropped Object

21 March 2014

Alert 14 – 08 Maintenance on Accommodation’s Elevator Results in a Fatality

21 March 2014

Alert 14 – 07 Arm Caught in Pinch Point on Hydraulic Catwalk Results in Deep Contusion

19 February 2014

Alert 14 – 06 Tank Cable Strike Results in Injury to Employee

19 February 2014

Alert 14 – 05 Air Winch Line Caught in Derrick Fingers Results in an Employee Being Pulled Off of the Rig Floor

19 February 2014

Alert 14 – 04 Blocks Fall to Rig Floor After Drill Line Came Off of the Drawworks

28 January 2014

Alert 14 – 03 Struck by Incident Results in Leg Injury

22 January 2014

Alert 14 – 02 Drop Object Results in Lost Time Incident

21 January 2014

Alert 14 – 01 Internal Explosion Ruptures Crown Mounted Compensator Piping

30 December 2013

Alert 13 – 30 Failure to Torque Lift Sub Results in Dropped Monel Drill Collar

22 December 2013

Alert 13 – 29 Complacency with a Common Job Task Results in Injury to the Derrickman

16 December 2013

Alert 13 – 28 Sudden Ice Plug Release Results in Struck-By Injury

27 November 2013

Alert 13 – 27 Pipe Dropped from Side Door Elevator