65 – Electrical Shock

16 October 2001

Alert 01 – 38 Overhead Power-Line Contact

Alert 01 – 38 Overhead Power-Line Contact WHAT HAPPENED: A D6C Side-boom was being used to load nine lengths of pipe onto the back of a crew
9 June 2001

Alert 01 – 20 Energy Forces Must be Taken into Account

Alert 01 – 20 Energy Forces Must be Taken into Account WHAT HAPPENED: The IADC Accident Statistics Program shows that the majority of incidents that occur in
6 July 1999

Alert 99 – 21 Third Party Electrocution

Alert 99 – 21 Third Party Electrocution WHAT HAPPENED: Recently the configuration of an electrical connection on third party equipment contributed to a tragic fatality on board an
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 – 29 Power Line Safety

Alert 98 – 29 Power Line Safety WHAT HAPPENED: While moving a rig, a forklift was being used to transport a small desanding motor. Instead of putting the