Safety Alert
Complacency with a Common Job Task Results in Injury to the Derrickman
Complacency with a Common Job Task Results in Injury to the Derrickman
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 13-29
- Human Factors
- Human factorsLine of fire
- Drilling
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
This alert describes a derrickman injury during trip-out operations. A stand of pipe caught somewhere between the top drive’s stabbing guide and link tilt actuator. Downward load movement bowed the pipe, and the driller applied the drawworks brake after noticing that the stand had not cleared.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
An alert about complacency increasing injury risks during a routine task.
IADC Alert 13-29. Themes: human factors.