Equipment damaged by waterspout
- Safety Flash
- Published on 16 April 2014
- Generated on 2 May 2026
- IMCA SF 06/14
- 1 minute read
The United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published the following safety alert, regarding an incident in which hydraulic work-over equipment was toppled over and damaged by a waterspout which touched down nearby. A significant amount of equipment was lost as a result, but there were no injuries or loss of life.
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