In recent weeks we have been made aware of several instances in which pull back chains or ropes failed whilst tripping a drill string.
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A reverse circulation (RC) driller suffered an eye injury when a flying rock chip impacted his eye.
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Whilst towing a trailer-mounted core drilling rig up a ramp of an open cast mine, the “A” frame of the trailer snapped, resulting in the drill rig rolling backwards, down the ramp where it came to rest against a retaining wall.
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Have a look at some of the industry incidents we have been made aware of in recent weeks.
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We all need to watch and learn from this dramatic accident.
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Read about this tragic fatality involving a pipe wrench.
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The toes of the left foot of the drill rig assistant were amputated by the rotation head of a diamond core drilling machine as it travelled down the feed frame.
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On 27th August 2011, a stable 3 metre rod exploded while the driller was pumping water into the drill hole before commencement of drilling. The exploded rod scattered around the drill site (15m away from the rig).
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The rod clamps on an exploration drill rig closed down onto the foot of a driller’s off-sider. Fortunately the off-sider did not sustain serious injuries as he was wearing steel capped boots.
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A driller had his feet crushed when drill rig foot clamps unexpectedly closed.
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A high-pressure air hose burst on a surface exploration drill rig while the driller was attempting to clear a blockage in the hose.
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A Driller was fatally injured on a drill site in the Rustenburg area when he was struck on the head by a drill rod that had failed whilst drilling.
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Hydraulic fluid burst through the wear spot on the hose and injected through the double gloves into the fitter’s index finger. Major surgery was required to track and remove the injected hydraulic fluid from the fitter’s finger and hand.
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The injured man inserted his arm into the cyclone to clear the blockage and while his arm was still in the cyclone, the Driller closed the cover plate.
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As the pedal depressed it opened the foot clamp and released the drillstring which fell into the hole causing the hoisting plug to hit the top of the clamp. The force with which the hoisting plug hit the foot clamp caused the foot clamp pedal to lift very abruptly.
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Just as the injured man was about to loosen the drill rod the chuck and therefore the drill rod rotated unexpectedly pulling the drill rig assistant towards the drill rig, jamming his right hand between the spanner and the substructure of the drill rig.
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