Safety Alert
Dropped Object – Casing High Potential Near Miss
Dropped Object – Casing High Potential Near Miss
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 08-38
- Dropped Objects
- Dropped objectsMechanical failure
- DrillingLifting operations
- Lifting accessories
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
This alert describes a casing-handling near miss involving a single joint elevator and a long pick-up assembly connected to the top drive. The casing caught on a derrick brace or roller, both sling links parted, and the joint slid down the V-door to the catwalk end. No injuries were reported.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 08-38. Themes: dropped objects.