CDDA SAFETY ALERT: We have received notification of a wrench related fatality on a drill rig in South Africa. A drill rig assistant was fatally injured after being struck on the head by a pipe wrench. The incident is still under investigation so full details are currently unavailable. Nevertheless, this is becoming a common drilling industry injury and we would like encourage our members to consider all measures to prevent this incident from occurring on their sites. Click the following link to see apparent causes and recommendations for prevention:
http://www.drillsafe.co.za/hazard-alerts/2018/06/28/pipe-wrench-fatality
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