49 – Hands

9 February 2001

Alert 01 – 05 Alternative Cutting Tools

Alert 01 – 05 Alternative Cutting Tools WHAT HAPPENED: There have been a significant number of knife related injuries occurring to employee’s arms, hands, legs and fingers. Many
5 December 2000

Alert 00 – 38 Lack of Communication Causes Loss of Fingers

Alert 00 – 38 Lack of Communication Causes Loss of Fingers WHAT HAPPENED: The drilling crew had completed pulling the drill string out of the hole. The
6 June 1999

Alert 99 – 18 Power Tong Incident

Alert 99 – 18 Power Tong Incident WHAT HAPPENED: The power tongs became stuck while tripping out of the hole. The floorman, who had his back to
6 May 1999

Alert 99 – 16 Ladder Safety

Alert 99 – 16 Ladder Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A fiberglass A-frame ladder split halfway up the ridge of the leg rail, causing a worker on the ladder
6 April 1999

Alert 99 – 13 Using Equipment Under Pressure

Alert 99 – 13 Using Equipment Under Pressure WHAT HAPPENED: Two persons were injured while using a hydraulic torque tool to break out bonnet bolts on BOP’s.
6 March 1999

Alert 99 – 11 Drill Pipe Slips

Alert 99 – 11 Drill Pipe Slips WHAT HAPPENED: 1. Incident No. 1 – Employee caught his hand between the drill pipe slips and the elevators during a
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 08 Running Casing Safely

Alert 98 – 08 Running Casing Safely WHAT HAPPENED: While running 5 1/2” casing, the driller observed the derrickman placing his hands and fingers on top of
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 27 Energy Lock-Out Procedures

Alert 98 – 27 Energy Lock-Out Procedures WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was adjusting the front rollers on a set of pipe spinner power tongs. When the