Safety Alert
Near Miss- Dropped Six Pound Sledge Hammer
Near Miss- Dropped Six Pound Sledge Hammer
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 15-09
- Dropped Objects
- Dropped objects
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Hand tools
- Positive retention and reliable securing
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A near-miss alert describes a tethered six-pound sledge hammer dropping during preparations to replace a leaking rig hose. As the derrickman was raised by a man rider, the hammer caught beneath a mast girt and the lanyard ring failed. It fell approximately 20 feet, landing about 10 feet from a flagger.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 15-09. Themes: dropped objects.