The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from an incident in the oil and gas industry. It's taken from the Safety Alerts issued by the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the Canadian Petroleum Safety Council. WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was fatally injured after his six-foot (1.8-meter) lanyard was wrapped around the Kelly bar. The daylight crew was in the process of drilling surface hole. A cable used during slip and cut operations had become unsecured and was hanging inside the derrick. The motorman volunteered to secure the cable to the derrick girt. […]