Anything can happen in just a second while you working. This 1-minute VDO shows you what a catastrophe occurs in just a second.

From the vdo, it seems like the break did not work properly so everything hanging in the travelling block was falling down and hit the drillstring on the rig floor. It did not take long just about 12 second for this case to happen.

We don’t have more details about this incident but we would like to share with you. Safety is very important when especially you work in the field where many types of machinery are being operated. . You must always look around and don’t trust any machine.

Lesson Learned from This Case

• Always look for the escape routes.
• Maintain integrity of machinery and ensure that they are always properly maintained.
• Always check equipment before use it.
• Always have a third eye to help spot any defect
• Run away quickly if the situation could not be solved. Your safety is priority.

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