Safety Alert
Ladder Incident – Driller Fractures Back and Wrist in Fall
Ladder Incident – Driller Fractures Back and Wrist in Fall
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 05-38
- Slips, Trips and FallsWorking at Height
- Falls from heightSlips, trips and falls
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Hand toolsLadder
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A driller tightening a hydraulic hose fitting from an extension ladder fell when an 18-inch pipe wrench slipped. The fall to rig matting was less than three metres and resulted in back and wrist fractures. The account notes serviceable tools and footwear and no slippery substances on the ladder rungs.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 05-38. Themes: slips, trips and falls, working at height.