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UWD HSE Lateral Learning 11/03/05
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 driver¿s side and at the same time rolled front end over. The driver escaped with minor scratches
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. Don¿t assume because there are no external injuries everything is okay, you are not qualified to say!
Be aware trauma injuries are not always immediately apparent, and my take time to appear
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.
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. 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. Estimating if a person has injuries by simply asking him if he is okay is not enough.

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