Safety Alert
Rig Move – Rotary Table Fell off Truck
Rig Move – Rotary Table Fell off Truck
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 10-14
- Dropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objectsMechanical failure
- Vehicles and driving
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
During a rig move, a rotary table weighing approximately eight tons fell from a subcontractor’s truck after one chain binder broke and the remaining three loosened. The falling load damaged the road surface. Its skid absorbed the impact, with inspection planned before return to service.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 10-14. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations.