Could This Have Been You? Tell your crew about what happened to these workers. Failing to identify hazards before a job leads to many accidents in the oil and gas industry. A shooter and his helper were detonating 2.5 lb charges loaded at a depth of 20 feet. The drill log of the shot hole indicated that the hole was drilled to depth, loaded and plugged correctly. Conditions at the shot point while the charge was being prepped for detonation were normal. The shot hole was detonated without delay and recorded by the central unit at time zero. The shot hole […]