Investigation Report
Grinder Loss of Control Caused Hand Injury During Ladder-Cage Cutting
08-10-2012 10:35 G04131 GC/19 RW Hand Injury > 3 days
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Hand and finger injuriesHuman factors
- Grinding equipment
- Job safety analysisMachine guarding
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Investigation of a hand injury during ladder-cage cutting on the Boxer Platform. The worker lost control of a grinder after changing position and pulling it towards his body. Analysis identifies an unchanged guard orientation, unsuitable tool selection and a job safety analysis that omitted controls for changing the handle position.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Grinding equipment; angle grinder; grinding wheel.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.