Safety Alert
Unsecured Load Results in an Injured Employee
Unsecured Load Results in an Injured Employee
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 08-09
- Dropped ObjectsLifting OperationsVehicles and Driving
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Crane
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
During rig assembly, a crane line was disconnected before a substructure spreader was secured. Subsequent lifting by a gin truck spread the substructure more than expected, allowing the spreader to fall. It struck an employee and knocked them into an uncovered cellar, causing severe injury.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
Rig crews utilizing trucks and a crane were in the process of rigging up.
IADC Alert 08-09. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations, vehicles and driving.