Safety Alert
Unrecognized Hazard Results in Laceration to Leg
Unrecognized Hazard Results in Laceration to Leg
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 13-24
- Human Factors
- Line of firePressure systems
- Fluid transfer
- Hose
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
A derrickman emptying a rig’s brine tank subsequently flushed a hose and pump. Pressure accumulated in the choked hose, which slipped from his hand and swung into his leg. Despite prior planning, a permit and job safety analysis, he only recognised the nozzle’s cut after completing his shift.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 13-24. Themes: human factors.