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Chain on OEM Lifting Assembly Snagged - Potentially Serious Incident


A measurement-while-drilling (MWD) tool was being hoisted with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) lifting assembly up the v-door with a derrick full of pipe. The 10m-long tool was 8m above the drill floor when it fell injuring a worker.