Incident:
Serious Incident Event
Incident Description:
A Driller hoisted the joint stopping part way to leave the casing joint pin end resting in the trough while several workers began installing the float collar onto the stump. At this point, the catwalk operator, believing the second joint had been fully picked up, began retracting the catwalk trough, inadvertently causing the pin end of the casing to release from the trough and swing towards the rig floor contacting a worker who was installing the float collar. The worker was struck on his hard hat/shoulder knocking him over.
Learning From Past Incidents:
A worker sustained a minor soft tissue injury.
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