Investigation Report
Finger Loss After Descending Topdrive Struck Hand During Abandonment Operations
06-03-2017 19:35 G02184 SP 77 Injury Requiring Evacuation / LTA > 3 days
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesSlips, trips and falls
- Well abandonmentWorking at height
- Fall protection equipment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An investigation describes a floorhand losing two fingers during abandonment operations at South Pass 77C. While repositioning a self-retracting lifeline cable, he lost his footing and grabbed the topdrive torque tube; the descending topdrive struck his hand. Findings identify cable positioning, its crown attachment and a slippery stabbing-board surface.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Well abandonment; plug and abandonment; P&A.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.