Abstract: An impact attenuating device (100) that may be employed to catch falling objects, such as drill pipe, that are suspended in or above the mousehole (90) in a drilling floor includes an elongate housing (200) with first and second ends, an internal chamber, and a housing base spaced-apart from the first housing end. An attenuator base (130) is included in the housing, spaced-apart from the first housing end. At least one stack (160) of impact attenuating media is positioned in the chamber between the first housing end and the attenuator base (130), the stack (160) comprising a plurality of resilient members (162).