Safety Alert
Radio Antenna Contacts High Voltage Power Lines
Radio Antenna Contacts High Voltage Power Lines
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 03-05
- Electrical Safety
- Electrical safety
- Vehicles and driving
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Summary
During transport of a rig camp, a newly fitted radio antenna on the rig manager’s office building contacted a 22,000-volt overhead power line crossing the road. The antenna was severely damaged and the carrying truck lost two tyres. Nobody was injured; the company classified the event as a high-potential near miss.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Summary
During a recent rig move, an incident occurred involving electrical power lines.
IADC Alert 03-05. Themes: electrical safety.