Safety Alert
Dropped Object
Dropped Object
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 24-2
- Dropped Objects
- Lifting operations
- Hand toolsLifting accessories
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
Before laying down a bottom hole assembly, a measurement-while-drilling employee noticed a loose acorn nut on a lifting tool and tried tightening it manually. The employee knew the specified torque was 300 ft.-lbs. but did not use a torque wrench.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The alert concerns an object falling from an elevated location.
IADC Alert 24-2. Themes: dropped objects.