Safety Alert
Mud Pump Maintenance Results in Serious Injury
Mud Pump Maintenance Results in Serious Injury
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 08-14
- Inspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch points
- Inspection and maintenance
- Pumps
- Lockout and tagout
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
A derrickman suffered a serious lower-leg injury when a mud pump was powered up during swab maintenance. A breaker lock had been fitted, but no other lockout/tagout requirements were performed. The motorman removed the lock and authorised restart while the derrickman was still working on the pump.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 08-14. Themes: inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.