A welder was seriously injured by an excavator boom during pipeline maintenance. 

While using a steam wand the hose disconnected and steam went up the operator’s left sleeve causing a burn to the left forearm.

A worker was injured while making up the bottom-hole assembly (BHA).

A worker sustained an eye injury while exposing buried cables.

A measurement-while-drilling (MWD) tool was being hoisted with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) lifting assembly up the v-door with a derrick full of pipe. The 10m-long tool was 8m above the drill floor when it fell injuring a worker.

Crew lowering a slant rig mast heard a “pop”. Mast was leaning towards the side of the carrier.

During a pre-move inspection of a stacked snubbing rig, an unsecured slip die fell. The slip die had been left behind and was lying on an access hatch. The slip die fell when the hatch was opened and could have severely or fatally injured workers on the ground.

After hours of use on site, black smoke and a flame began coming out of a boiler stack. Systems were shut down and water was applied to the boiler cabinet.

A worker’s fall protection equipment became entangled in hanging elevators. The task of picking up the shorter piece of tubing created a hazard for the worker.

A chemical reaction ignited the material in above ground storage tanks that contained hydrocarbons causing the top of the tank to separate and lift from the structure.