Safety Alert
Laying Down Joint of Casing Results in a Fall
Laying Down Joint of Casing Results in a Fall
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 11-03
- Lifting OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Falls from heightLine of fire
- DrillingLifting operationsManual handling
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
A worker fell approximately 22 feet through a rig-floor opening while two workers were pushing a hoisted casing section towards the V-door. The load was too heavy to handle and swung back towards the rotary table. The fall caused skull and right-thigh fractures and multiple bruising.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 11-03. Themes: lifting operations, slips, trips and falls.