28 – Raising or Lowering Mast

1 February 2005

Alert 05 – 07 Unsafe Hoisting & Rigging Practice

Alert 05 – 07 Unsafe Hoisting & Rigging Practice WHAT HAPPENED: The monkey board assembly was being removed from the derrick during the rig out stage of
3 January 2004

Alert 04 – 03 Improper Slinging Results in a Fatality & Two LTIs

Alert 04 – 03 Improper Slinging Results in a Fatality & Two LTIs WHAT HAPPENED: Using a crane the mast was lifted and attached to the rotary
7 October 2003

Alert 03 – 42 Rig Move Results in Fall and Near Miss

Alert 03 – 42 Rig Move Results in Fall and Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: A Roustabout was removing a pillar from the side of the road while
8 July 2002

Alert 02 – 28 Winch Drum Line Slack Results in an LTI

Alert 02 – 28 Winch Drum Line Slack Results in an LTI WHAT HAPPENED: While rigging down, the derrick (mast) had been removed from the rig floor
6 September 1999

Alert 99 – 28 Hydraulic Telescoping Cylinder Failure

Alert 99 – 28 Hydraulic Telescoping Cylinder Failure WHAT HAPPENED: While rigging up a telescoping mast, one of the two cylinders failed and the mast dropped. No
6 April 1999

Alert 99 – 14 Rigging Down Safety

Alert 99 – 14 Rigging Down Safety WHAT HAPPENED: During rig-down, all sections of the mast had been dismantled and only the lower sections remained pinned to the
6 February 1999

Alert 99 – 07 Crane Collapses on Location

Alert 99 – 07 Crane Collapses on Location WHAT HAPPENED: A rig had an incident involving the cranes while rigging up. The mast had been positioned and
6 January 1999

Alert 99 – 02 Forklift Accident

Alert 99 – 02 Forklift Accident WHAT HAPPENED: A crew was in the process of rigging up a rig on location. They were attempting to attach the
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 19 Fall Protection

Alert 98 – 19 Fall Protection WHAT HAPPENED: After being released from a daywork contract, the crew was preparing to move the rig to a new drill