59 – Struck By

6 January 1999

Alert 99 – 04 Rig Tong Snub Lines

Alert 99 – 04 Rig Tong Snub Lines WHAT HAPPENED: During an inspection on a rig, the rig company found that the rig was using incorrect size
6 January 1999

Alert 99 – 03 Traveling Block-Crown Incident

Alert 99 – 03 Traveling Block-Crown Incident WHAT HAPPENED: An incident occurred where the traveling block bumped the crown on a drilling rig. The Crown-A-Matic was properly set
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 33 Fatality – Contract Welder

Alert 98 – 33 Fatality – Contract Welder WHAT HAPPENED: A contactor welder was fatally injured while welding the swedge on the drive pipe in preparation to nipple
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 22 Lightning Protection

Alert 98 – 22 Lightning Protection WHAT HAPPENED: Lightning struck a drilling rig, causing a failure of the electronic Pit Volume Totalizer (PVT) system. One mud pump was
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 16 Stored Energy Hazards

Alert 98 – 16 Stored Energy Hazards WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was seriously injured when the cap at the end of a top drive accumulator blew
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 15 Trapped Fluid Hazards

Alert 98 – 15 Trapped Fluid Hazards WHAT HAPPENED: A motorman was removing a threaded two-inch to one-inch swedge from a two-inch ball valve and nipple. The swedge
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 09 BOP Fall Protection

Alert 98 – 09 BOP Fall Protection WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker recently fell while working on a BOP. He was wearing a full body harness with
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 06 Forklift Safety

Alert 98 – 06 Forklift Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A senior rig toolpusher was operating the rig forklift. He discovered a hydraulic leak after he had raised the load
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 32 Fatality – Crane Accident

Alert 98 – 32 Fatality – Crane Accident WHAT HAPPENED: An accident during crane operations occurred on an offshore platform tender drilling rig resulting in fatal injuries to