Safety Alert
Third Party Electrocution
Third Party Electrocution
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 99-21
- Electrical Safety
- Electric shockElectrical safety
- Electrical work
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
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Summary
An alert describes a fatal electrocution on an offshore rig involving third-party equipment. A 480-volt, 63-amp supply cable had a four-prong male connector, while the portable hydraulic power unit had a female receptacle. An employee touched the live cable end during disconnection before power was shut off.
Classifications: Electric shock; electrocution.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Electrical work; electrical maintenance.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
IADC Alert 99-21. Themes: electrical safety.