Safety Alert
Vertical Ladder Fall Arrest Carrier Cable Parted From Derrick Crown
Vertical Ladder Fall Arrest Carrier Cable Parted From Derrick Crown
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 22-03
- Inspection and MaintenanceWorking at Height
- Mechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Fall protection equipment
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
A floorman used a vertical ladder fall arrest system to access a derrick crown for greasing. After completing the task and attaching the fall arrest sleeve for descent, the carrier cable parted from its top bracket, passed through the sleeve and came to rest on the drawworks roof.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 22-03. Themes: inspection and maintenance, working at height.