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2023 Second Alert LTI#03 steel fixer lost balance and fall down on his left hand
On May 9, 2023, at 01:10 a.m. After the mast up, The Derrickman noticed the sand line lose & drawn towards the drawworks side; he acted to pull the line so that it starts sliding towards mast, instead the line started retracting towards drawworks side; The Derrickman rushed down the mast carrier stairs & in doing so missed last 02 steps on the carrier stairs while jumping to the ground, landing on uneven ground with few stones which caused ankle sprain.
Always ensure to secure loose lines on both side of mast before mast up or down to arrest any unplanned movement. Always ensure that all the stair steps have width & height of at least 9.5” & the angle to platform not more than 50 degrees. Always ensure to maintain three points of contact while using stairs. Always ensure to maintain housekeeping & that landing area of stairs is levelled. Always ensure that safe work practices are followed and that your physical position is clear of line of fire. Always make sure that the pre-tour meeting is conducted taking into consideration all 7 elements of Musta'ed verification. Always ensure that unsafe acts and conditions are stopped and intervened. Always maintain three-points of contact & avoid rushing while ascending or descending stairs
PTW, JHA, and TRIC were all in place. Slip trip & fall hazards were discussed. Mast up SOP does not mention securing of the sand line in place. Night tool pusher was not supervising the critical activity. The Musta’ed numbers 3 and 2 were not followed, the access and aggress for the emergency were not identified, and the stored energy wasn't considered during risk assessment. When the derrickman noticed the sand line retracting towards draw works, he rushed to escape the line of fire, missed few stairs steps and jumped to the ground. When using stairs, the Derrickman failed to make a three-point contact. The Stairs design was noncompliant to PDO SP 2215 – 3 recommendations.

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