
IADC Safety Alerts

Measurement While Drilling (MWD) Lithium Thionyl Chloride Cell Battery Explosion

Fatality Caused by Explosion of Corroded Fire Extinguisher

Blind Shear Door Blown Off BOP Body

Uncontrolled release of Hydraulic Gooseneck Ring

Dropped Joint of Casing while using a Casing Running Tool (CRT)

Crushed By / Caught Between Fatality

Two LTI’s result from dropped object while preparing to run BOP

Marine Riser Drops to Drill Floor

Work Platform Dropped Into Sea

Uncontrolled Descent of Crane Boom

Catastrophic Failure of Mud Centrifuge

Crewman caught in the line of fire while using Riser Torque Wrench

Blow Out Preventer (BOP) Drops to Seabed

Casing Elevators not Latched Properly Result in a Dropped Joint of Casing

Back Injury Caused by Lifting Slings

Employee Struck by Drill Line When the Wire Rope Grip (Snake) Parted

Rig Floor Plate Falls to Production Deck

Pulsation Dampener Failure

Finger Injury Results from BOP Handling

Racker Cab Window Pane Falls to Drill Floor