Safety Alert
Dropped Slip Dies Results in Broken Hand
Dropped Slip Dies Results in Broken Hand
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 09-32
- Dropped ObjectsHand and Finger Injuries
- Dropped objectsHand and finger injuriesMechanical failure
- Drilling
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
An alert describes a broken hand caused by a falling slip die during dual-string tubing operations. Air slips failed to set properly as the tubing was slacked off, shearing two retaining setscrews. When the tubing was raised, the slips opened and the die fell through the rotary into the moon pool.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 09-32. Themes: dropped objects, hand and finger injuries.