The following is a report sent in by email:
"Inadequate communication was responsible for a fatal offshore accident the internal inquiry report has concluded:
A 27-year-old roughneck on the Norwegian Sector platform, was crushed while working to free drill pipe at the top of the derrick early in February. He was flown to hospital, but his life could not be saved.
"The scope of the job had not been properly explained to those involved," the report concludes. The worker was lifted up to the top of the derrick to remove a stand of drill pipe, apparently without the person operating the pipe handling equipment being informed. While the roughneck was working to secure the remaining stands, the machine operator started preparations to remove one of them. That appears to have crushed the worker between the pipe hoist and the stacked pipe. Bad weather with very strong winds meant that a helicopter was unable to land on the platform until eight hours after the accident.
The inquiry commission suggests that all use of moveable equipment in the derrick must be banned while somebody is in the personnel man-riding winch. It also calls for a discussion on whether "risky" jobs should be undertaken on offshore platforms when the weather is too bad for a helicopter to land".
Editor:
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This catastrophic event shows how much damage lack of communication can cause. Think to yourself how different things would have been if proper communication was established between all parties involved. It is imperative that EVERYONE knows:
*What you are doing
* Where you will do it
* How you will do it
* How long it will take
This is a tragic accident in its own right, the tragedy is multiplied by the fact that it could have so easily been prevented.
At some point in your career, you may find yourself working on such a structure, don't let lack of communication cause an accident. Wherever you are working, be it building, bridge or drill derrick, make sure you, your team and everyone else around you know what's happening....KEEP IT SAFE.
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