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Man Killed In Drilling Accident

November 21, 2007 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Man Killed In Drilling Accident

 

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Big Stan is a drill rig like no other. Weighing in at 250,000 lb with a mast 90-ft high, it is the largest truck mounted drill rig in the southwest and possibly one of the […]

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October 29, 2008 rockman In Memoriam Comments Off on Drill Rig Fatality – Removed

This post was removed at the request of the victim’s family. Please see a subsequent apology.

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Drilled shaft rig falls into hole – Iowa

June 3, 2008 rockman Failures Comments Off on Drilled shaft rig falls into hole – Iowa

On May 15 a drilled shaft rig operated by Mid America Drilling Corp was nearly swallowed by the 9-ft diameter hole it was drilling for a cell tower foundation near Harlan, Iowa. Fortunately nobody was injured and the truck did not suffer any significant damage.

In Arizona, the standard of practice is to use a temporary surface casing to prevent dangerous failures like that. I once saw pictures of a drilling contractor superindendent almost get sucked into a collapsing shaft, even with the temporary casing. Pretty scary stuff. Source: Harlan Tribune. (Photo by Samantha Bruck) 

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