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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Crisis Averted as Oil Rig Decommissioning Goes Bad
Description: On July 5, 2021, three workers were nearly crushed by a 200-metric-ton platform when things went bad while dismantling an oil rig off the coast of Western Australia. The technicians were working on a decommissioned Santos oil rig when a crane removed the topsides, and it began to swing out of control, leaving the workers exposed, clinging to the steel column below. According to a report and video from Boiling Cold, workers were to remove the platform in two steps. First, they would use a flame cutter to cut through part of the steel column, caisson, and th...