6 August 1999
Alert 99 – 25 Elevator Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: A dry-dock shipyard incident resulted in a fatality when a shipyard elevator operator fell from the elevator just below its
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6 July 1999
Alert 99 – 23 Unsecured Cover Fractures Arm WHAT HAPPENED: While rigging up a rig, a floorman working with members of his crew noticed a cover falling
6 June 1999
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 WHAT HAPPENED: A fiberglass A-frame ladder split halfway up the ridge of the leg rail, causing a worker on the ladder
6 March 1999
Alert 99 – 10 Manual Tong Safety WHAT HAPPENED: The IADC Health, Safety and Environment Committee’s Safety Engineering by Design Sub-committee has identified the following concerns and recommendations
6 March 1999
Alert 99 – 09 Brake Linkage Failure WHAT HAPPENED: The drill crew was preparing to pull the drill string from the well to log it. The drill
6 February 1999
Alert 99 – 06 Lockout/Tagout Procedures WHAT HAPPENED: After making a connection, the driller inadvertently kicked in the main pump from the driller’s console while the toolpusher and
6 January 1999
Alert 99 – 01 More on Fall Protection WHAT HAPPENED: An accident occurred on board a MODU that was anchored offshore. The rig was conducting mobilization/commissioning activities in
6 May 1998
Alert 98 – 24 The Millennium Bug WHAT HAPPENED: On 1 January 2000, every computer — and computer chip — in the world will need to recognize