6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 33 Fatality – Contract Welder WHAT HAPPENED: A contactor welder was fatally injured while welding the swedge on the drive pipe in preparation to nipple
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6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 19 Fall Protection WHAT HAPPENED: After being released from a daywork contract, the crew was preparing to move the rig to a new drill
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 32 Fatality – Crane Accident WHAT HAPPENED: An accident during crane operations occurred on an offshore platform tender drilling rig resulting in fatal injuries to
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 29 Power Line Safety WHAT HAPPENED: While moving a rig, a forklift was being used to transport a small desanding motor. Instead of putting the
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 23 High Pressure Hose Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A high-pressure top-drive rotary hose ruptured under a pressure of 3000 psi. The hose fell to the
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 12 Cutting Drilling Line WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was in the process of cutting drilling line. The 500-ton blocks had been hung on
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 11 Improper Use of Hand Tools WHAT HAPPENED: A workover rig crew was tripping in the hole with specialized shouldered production pipe. The pipe procedure
