Alert 08 – 28 Employee’s Arm Fractured While Using Pull Back Rope

Alert 08 – 28 Employee’s Arm Fractured While Using Pull Back Rope

WHAT HAPPENED:

The crew was tripping out of the hole. The derrick man had wrapped the pull back rope around his arm to assist with pulling the drill collar back. The derrick man lost control of the collar and was unable to release the rope secured around his arm. His arm was pulled around the drill collar and severely fractured in several places.

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