Safety Alert
Rig Carrier Drives Off Accidentally
Rig Carrier Drives Off Accidentally
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 04-22
- Vehicles and Driving
- Mechanical failure
- Vehicles and driving
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Summary
A rig mechanic was installing the sixth jack on a parked carrier rig when a supervisor changed the transmission from road to hoist mode. Engine speed rose suddenly and the carrier moved forward unintentionally. Switching back to road mode did not halt it; it stopped after striking a gate hut.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Summary
The alert concerns a rig carrier driving away unintentionally.
IADC Alert 04-22. Themes: vehicles and driving.