Alert 00 – 14 Near Fatal Injury when Pipe Dropped from Elevators
WHAT HAPPENED:
Several incidents have occurred where 2-7/8″ drill pipe or 2-7/8″ pup joints have slipped from fully latched tapered insert type single joint elevators. Recently a crewman received near-fatal injuries when a pup joint that fell 25 feet (7.6m) struck him.