Safety Alert
Derrickman Pulled Off Board
Derrickman Pulled Off Board
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 04-41
- Working at Height
- Falls from heightLine of fire
- DrillingLifting operationsWorking at height
- Fall protection equipment
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
A hoist line raised a hinged derrick board during drill-collar handling. When the line slipped away, the falling board caught the derrickman’s lifeline and pulled him off the board. He struck his leg and head; his harness arrested the fall, and the driller helped him back.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 04-41. Themes: working at height.