Weekly HSE Lateral Learning 110305

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Weekly HSE Lateral Learning 11/03/05
22/02/05 MBPS RTA R/O 1P
D3P Rig 54 An Engineer was driving to a
rig-site, He wrongly estimated the rig entrance
road, He reduce speed by shifting from gear 5 to
gear 3 making the Vehicle veer to the left of
road. The drivers front wheel dug in sand. The
driver applied pressure to the brakes. It appears
the vehicle rolled on to the drivers side and at
the same time rolled front end over. The driver
escaped with minor scratches
LEARNING The focus of this LL is not the
roll-over incident, but the initial reaction of
the rig staff to this incident. The driver
escaped from the vehicle with a superficial
scratch to right hand palm. With help of a
passing truck he made his way the 3 km to the
rig-site. Upon arriving he was simply asked was
he okay? The driver answered yes, and the
supervisors from the rig drove him back to
accident spot to establish what had happened. It
was some time before he saw the rig medic and the
day after before he saw a doctor. Estimating if a
person has injuries by simply asking him if he is
okay is not enough. Anyone involved in an
incident, where his body has been thrown around
or stuck, needs to see the medic as soon as
possible for evaluation and observation. The
decision making process to send him for medical
help should be taken out of the injured parties
hands.
ACTIONS 1. On your unit, if any incident occurs
where a person may have been injured, seek first
aid immediately, followed quickly by a trip to
the medic. Dont assume because there are no
external injuries everything is okay, you are not
qualified to say! 2. Be aware trauma injuries are
not always immediately apparent, and my take time
to appear 3. A person who has had a major
incident, might appear normal, he is probably
running on adrenalin. Adrenalin can hide many
symptoms including pain. make sure medical help
is at hand.