Safety Alert
Floorman arm pinned by Pipe Handling Equipment
Floorman arm pinned by Pipe Handling Equipment
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 21-12
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireMachinery and Equipment
- DrillingWorking at height
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
This partial incident account describes a drilling crew running the drill string into a primary well. Pipe handling equipment moved stands from the fingerboard to well centre while floormen operated fingers manually. A floorman was securing an open finger latch at upper derrick level; the supplied excerpt ends before describing the incident.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 21-12. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, machinery and equipment.