Valve falls from height striking a worker
While reciprocating casing during a cement job, a valve weighing greater than 15 kg broke off at the threaded nipple union and fell approximately 5 to 6 m, striking a worker in the leg and causing serious injury.
While reciprocating casing during a cement job, a valve weighing greater than 15 kg broke off at the threaded nipple union and fell approximately 5 to 6 m, striking a worker in the leg and causing serious injury.
Ask yourself and your crew:
- How can something like this happen here (e.g. on our site)?
- What safety measures (i.e. procedures, controls/barriers) do we have in place to mitigate the risk?
- How do we know the risk controls/barriers are working?
- What improvements or changes should we make to the procedures, controls/barriers or the way we work?
Original material courtesy of Energy Safety Canada
While reciprocating casing during a cement job, a valve weighing greater than 15 kg broke off at the threaded nipple union and fell approximately 5 to 6 m, striking a worker in the leg and causing serious injury.
Valve falls from height striking a worker
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