IOGP fatal incident reports

2018, Africa, ALGERIA

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Explosions or burns, Acitivity: Drilling, workover, well services

Incident ID: 8662

A jet fire developed at a wellhead site during a Coil Tubing Operation performed by a CTU Contractor at an injection well. The gas injection manifold had been left under pressure and isolated via the .....full report

2018, Africa, CONGO

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Caught in, under or between (excl. dropped objects), Acitivity: Lifting, crane, rigging, deck operations

Incident ID: 8641

While manoeuvring a forklift truck, the driver was struck by the mast. Death was pronounced shortly after at the hospital......full report

2018, Africa, EGYPT

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Falls from height, Acitivity: Drilling, workover, well services

Incident ID: 8654

An electrician (IP) whilst operating on the rig at a height of about 22 meters felt to the rig floor due to a failure of his safety harness, which got trapped while moving the Top Drive. The IP was pr.....full report

2018, Africa, NIGERIA

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Caught in, under or between (excl. dropped objects), Acitivity: Transport - Land

Incident ID: 8651

The accident occurred during the refuelling of a diesel generator from a diesel tanker. A Contractor worker was parking the vehicle with a reverse gear. Scope of the work was the diesel filling of an .....full report

2018, Asia/Australasia, MALAYSIA

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Caught in, under or between (excl. dropped objects), Acitivity: Maintenance, inspection, testing

Incident ID: 8647

Two contractors were in the midst of an underground pipeline strain gauge installation activity when a 3.5 metre trench they were in suddenly collapsed. One of the workers managed to avoid the hazard .....full report

2018, Asia/Australasia, THAILAND

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Exposure electrical, Acitivity: Drilling, workover, well services

Incident ID: 8665

On 7/4/18 IP was walking to canteen of a contracted drilling rig for a break. While walking the stairs to the canteen he held the stair rail and touched the door handle. He received an electric shock .....full report

2018, Middle East, IRAQ

Employee fatalities: 2

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Explosions or burns, Acitivity: Drilling, workover, well services

Incident ID: 8646

At 07:30 on June 4th, 2018, the hydraulic control cabin of a blowout preventer suddenly exploded and got on fire in an oil field in Iraq. Emergency response was triggered, and the onsite crew put out .....full report

2018, Middle East, KUWAIT

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Caught in, under or between (excl. dropped objects), Acitivity: Lifting, crane, rigging, deck operations

Incident ID: 8664

During the Rig move from old location to new location, the drilling rig crew attempted to tilt down the mast to pass under an overhead power cable. But the tilting was unsuccessful due to oil leak in .....full report

2018, Middle East, KUWAIT

Employee fatalities: 1

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Caught in, under or between (excl. dropped objects), Acitivity: Construction, commissioning, decommissioning

Incident ID: 8659

A contractor dump truck ran over a contractor employee (Flagman) who was involved with excavation operations, resulting in death of the contractor employee. Upon arrival of the paramedic, the flagman .....full report

2018, Middle East, KUWAIT

Employee fatalities: 2

Contractor Onshore

Cause: Falls from height, Acitivity: Construction, commissioning, decommissioning

Incident ID: 8655

Two contractor employees (blasters) were working on a scaffold platform (14.5 meters high), inside an oil storage tank (under construction). While performing the task, support of the scaffold platform.....full report