Safety Alert
Metal Obstructions Lead To Hand Injuries
Metal Obstructions Lead To Hand Injuries
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 421
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
- Hand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- Personal protective equipmentValve
- Functional testingJob safety analysisPre-use checksSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
BSEE describes two hand lacerations involving a metal tag during ball-valve operation and a securing band during transmitter connector work with channel lock pliers. Gloves were absent in one case and insufficient in the other. Recommendations for consideration address hand protection, valve checks, sharp edges, job safety analyses and safety discussions.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
BSEE Safety Alert 421. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire.