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What happened?
During rigging up on a drilling rig, a worker unintentionally stepped on an unsecured floor plate and tragically fell 7.5 metres (25 ft.) to the ground.
The floor plate, which had not been properly secured, also fell close to the worker.
The worker was equipped with fall protection gear but was not tied off at the time of the incident.
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Why did it happen?
The incident occurred due to the improper securing of the floor plate during the rigging up process.
The floor plate had been temporarily installed to facilitate other modifications, making it vulnerable to dislodging.
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What did they learn?
Rig up and rig down tasks always require fall protection when working at heights, especially on temporary walking surfaces and near openings in the walkway.
Thoroughly discuss the sequence of installing and modifying walking surfaces and risks associated with that before execution.
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Ask yourself or your crew
How can something like this happen on our site?
How do we know that our temporary walking surfaces are secured?
What elevated walking surfaces can you think of that need to be inspected prior to beginning work?
What type of securement methods are being used to ensure walking surfaces are safe?
What safety measures do we have in place to prevent a similar incident from happening on our site? What else can we do?
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What happened?
During rigging up on a drilling rig, a worker unintentionally stepped on an unsecured floor plate and tragically fell 7.5 metres (25 ft.) to the ground.
The floor plate, which had not been properly secured, also fell close to the worker.
The worker was equipped with fall protection gear but was not tied off at the time of the incident.
Why did it happen?
The incident occurred due to the improper securing of the floor plate during the rigging up process.
The floor plate had been temporarily installed to facilitate other modifications, making it vulnerable to dislodging.
What did they learn?
Rig up and rig down tasks always require fall protection when working at heights, especially on temporary walking surfaces and near openings in the walkway.
Thoroughly discuss the sequence of installing and modifying walking surfaces and risks associated with that before execution.
Ask yourself or your crew
How can something like this happen on our site?
How do we know that our temporary walking surfaces are secured?
What elevated walking surfaces can you think of that need to be inspected prior to beginning work?
What type of securement methods are being used to ensure walking surfaces are safe?
What safety measures do we have in place to prevent a similar incident from happening on our site? What else can we do?
During rigging up on a drilling rig, a worker unintentionally stepped on an unsecured floor plate and tragically fell 7.5 metres (25 ft.) to the ground. The floor plate, which had not been properly secured, also fell close to the worker. The worker was equipped with fall protection gear but was not tied off at the time of the incident.
