Loose Drilling Line Kills Worker
Posted by proforma on June 29, 2009
While tripping to the bottom with the drill string, the drilling crew met with an obstruction and came to a stop, which triggered the drawworks drum to spool off excess drill line. When the drum brakes were applied and the spool off stopped, the crew decided to spool the line back onto the drum.
One worker, unfortunately, then apparently moved to the area between the derrick and the drawworks. The drill string broke free as it fell through the bridge, the line whipped up towards the drawworks and struck the worker. The worker died from his injuries.
Obviously the worker should not have been in that position; the review of this incident details the mistakes made that resulted in this wholly avoidable fatality.
Tags:accident, fatality, oilfield worker, safety, Workplace Safety
Filed Under: Workplace Safety
