Safety Alert
Working on Operating Equipment Results in Hand Injury
Working on Operating Equipment Results in Hand Injury
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 03-17
- Hand and Finger InjuriesMachinery and Equipment
- Electric shockHand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
Summary
A welder investigating governor-control problems on a portable welding machine received a 12-volt shock while moving electrical wiring beneath a lifted shroud. His withdrawal reaction brought his left ring finger into the radiator cooling fan, causing a cut and a hairline fracture. He returned to work after X-rays and bandaging.
Classifications: Electric shock; electrocution.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Summary
The alert concerns a hand injury sustained while working on operating equipment.
IADC Alert 03-17. Themes: hand and finger injuries, machinery and equipment.