Investigation Report
Driller’s Hand Injured by Iron Roughneck Spinners During Pipe Joint Breaking
01-13-2015 14:55 G27896 SM 234 Required Evacuation -1 / RW/JT (>3 days) / Human Error
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesHuman factors
- Drilling
- Operator displays and control interfacesRotating machinery
- Job safety analysisOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionStop-work authority
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An assistant driller injured his left hand when iron roughneck spinners engaged during pipe-joint breaking on the Rowan EXL III jack-up rig. The investigation identifies inadequate supervision and missing or obscured control labels, discusses shortcomings in task risk analysis and procedures, and recommends properly labelled hydraulic control levers.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.