135 – Equipment Damage

6 May 1999

Alert 99 – 17 Rig Collapse with Fatalities and Injuries

Alert 99 – 17 Rig Collapse with Fatalities and Injuries WHAT HAPPENED: During the final stages of rigging-up operations, a offshore platform rig collapsed, resulting in 3
6 May 1999

Alert 99 – 16 Ladder Safety

Alert 99 – 16 Ladder Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A fiberglass A-frame ladder split halfway up the ridge of the leg rail, causing a worker on the ladder
6 April 1999

Alert 99 – 13 Using Equipment Under Pressure

Alert 99 – 13 Using Equipment Under Pressure WHAT HAPPENED: Two persons were injured while using a hydraulic torque tool to break out bonnet bolts on BOP’s.
6 March 1999

Alert 99 – 09 Brake Linkage Failure

Alert 99 – 09 Brake Linkage Failure WHAT HAPPENED: The drill crew was preparing to pull the drill string from the well to log it. The drill
6 February 1999

Alert 99 – 07 Crane Collapses on Location

Alert 99 – 07 Crane Collapses on Location WHAT HAPPENED: A rig had an incident involving the cranes while rigging up. The mast had been positioned and
6 February 1999

Alert 99 – 06 Lockout/Tagout Procedures

Alert 99 – 06 Lockout/Tagout Procedures WHAT HAPPENED: After making a connection, the driller inadvertently kicked in the main pump from the driller’s console while the toolpusher and
6 January 1999

Alert 99 – 03 Traveling Block-Crown Incident

Alert 99 – 03 Traveling Block-Crown Incident WHAT HAPPENED: An incident occurred where the traveling block bumped the crown on a drilling rig. The Crown-A-Matic was properly set
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 26 More on Casing Safety

Alert 98 – 26 More on Casing Safety WHAT HAPPENED: After running all 9-5/8″ casing, the 10-3/4″ 500-ton elevator was rigged up with the operating lever facing the
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 24 The Millennium Bug

Alert 98 – 24 The Millennium Bug WHAT HAPPENED: On 1 January 2000, every computer — and computer chip — in the world will need to recognize