Safety Alert
Safety Alert 236 - Fatality Caused by Snagged Stabbing Board
Safety Alert 236 - Fatality Caused by Snagged Stabbing Board
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 236
- Line of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsMechanical failure
- Drilling
- Competence and trainingOperating and work proceduresPre-use checksRisk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A casing worker died when a prototype hydraulic stabbing board caught on an ascending top drive, overturning its personnel bucket and pinning him against the arm. Investigation linked delayed control response primarily to improper maintenance or setup. The alert recommends hazard analysis, formal training, written procedures, anomaly reporting and initial equipment checks.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The alert concerns a fatality caused by a worker becoming caught by a stabbing board.
BSEE Safety Alert 236. Themes: line of fire.