6 August 1999
Alert 99 – 26 Standing Under Suspended Load WHAT HAPPENED: A sub-sea engineer was fatally injured while working on a semi-submersible rig. The deceased was standing inside the
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6 July 1999
Alert 99 – 23 Unsecured Cover Fractures Arm WHAT HAPPENED: While rigging up a rig, a floorman working with members of his crew noticed a cover falling
6 June 1999
Alert 99 – 19 Top Drive Incident WHAT HAPPENED: A drilling rig recently experienced a major incident when the gooseneck and kelly hose became completely detached from the
6 May 1999
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 March 1999
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 WHAT HAPPENED: A rig had an incident involving the cranes while rigging up. The mast had been positioned and
6 January 1999
Alert 99 – 05 Wire Rope Failure WHAT HAPPENED: A floorman was moving a drill pipe hydraulic torque wrench over to some subs on the rig floor
6 January 1999
Alert 99 – 04 Rig Tong Snub Lines WHAT HAPPENED: During an inspection on a rig, the rig company found that the rig was using incorrect size
6 January 1999
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
