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Help me.

This video shares the personal experiences of workers involved in a serious incident that occurred at a contractor on short drilling rig during a casing cementing job.

It was a night shift. The cementing activity ended, and two operators of the cementing service company were cleaning a batch mixer tank.

During cleaning, a hose fell inside the tank and got tangled around the agitator. The operator tried to pull it out but failed.

Instead of stopping the job, he made a critical decision. He decided to enter the batch mixer alone, without proper authorization.

As he stepped down, he slipped from the second or third step and fell down, from approximately one meter height.

He was rescued by the emergency team and taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Sadly, after four months, the IP passed away.

What happened that night changed the way many of us look at safety forever.

This incident profoundly shook everyone, especially his colleagues and friends who worked with him every day.

I was there with you.

I saw the hose falling. I saw him struggling to pull it out. He told me he would go in and fix it quickly.

I didn't stop in my thought. He knows what he's doing.

Then suddenly, I saw him slipped. He fell right in front of my eyes. I was in shock.

I ran to call for help, but I couldn't stop thinking. Why didn't I stop him?

Why didn't we spend a few minutes talking about the new risks? I wish I could turn back time.

I found him unconscious inside the tank. I knew I had to act fast.

But we had difficulties in rescuing him with a tripod, due to a restriction in the manhole and the presence of a horizontal bracing bars inside the tank.

We lost time, precious time. We managed to stabilize him and safely transfer him to the ambulance.

I keep asking myself, what if we had checked the rescue plan beforehand? What if we had been ready?

So, what went wrong? There was no permit to work, no procedure, and no job safety analysis for the cleaning activity.

The operator entered a confined space without authorization. The space was unsafe, no handrails, poor lighting, and a poorly designed internal ladder.

Emergency rescue equipment was missing and untested. The operator was wearing a helmet without a chin strap and failed to use safety glasses or fall protection equipment.

Most critically, no one stopped the job. No one said, this is not safe. This incident was entirely preventable.

How should this job have been done? Safely.

The cleaning phase must be clearly included in the permit to work in job safety analysis.

A dedicated toolbox talk should be held to ensure all personnel understand the hazards.

When there are variations from the planned working activities, changes shall be supported by dedicated risk assessment as required by management of change, especially when dealing with confined spaces and working at height.

Confined space entry must be strictly controlled and always authorized, with all rescue equipment in place tested and operational.

An emergency drill should be conducted beforehand to address access challenges, such as internal bracing bars.

And above all, every worker must feel empowered to use the stop work authority the moment something appears unsafe.

This is how we build a resilient safety culture. Stop. Think. Act. Work safe.

Because no task is more important than returning home safely.