Safety Alert
Improper Hole Covering Results in Injuries
Improper Hole Covering Results in Injuries
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 02-48
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Falls from heightSlips, trips and falls
- Drilling
- Fall prevention
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
A roustabout fell into a shaker tank after stepping on grating mistakenly replaced over an opening without being welded back in place during a rig move. The alert reports mild back and right ankle pain and mentions two similar falls involving a rotary table opening and metal plating over a rig-floor opening.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The alert concerns injuries associated with improperly covered holes.
IADC Alert 02-48. Themes: slips, trips and falls.