Safety Alert
Rubber bumper stopper detached from mounting bracket and falls 20m
Rubber bumper stopper detached from mounting bracket and falls 20m
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 24-5
- Dropped ObjectsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Dropped objectsMechanical failure
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
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Summary
An offshore derrick elevator’s rubber bumper stopper detached from its mounting bracket and fell 20 m onto the Hydraracker upper level. The 600 g component was assessed using the DROPS calculator as potentially fatal. No personnel were in the area and no injuries were reported.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns a rubber bumper detaching from its bracket and falling approximately 20 metres.
IADC Alert 24-5. Themes: dropped objects, structural and asset integrity.