Safety Alert
Residual Pressure in BOP Results in Finger Being Trapped
Residual Pressure in BOP Results in Finger Being Trapped
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 06-32
- Hand and Finger InjuriesIsolationPressure Systems
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesPressure systems
- Blowout preventer
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A worker’s hand was trapped while repositioning a slipped gasket during BOP door closure. Although the control lever had been moved to stop, residual pressure kept the door moving for a few seconds. Hospital examination found no broken bones or muscle damage, and the worker returned to full duty.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Blowout preventer; BOP; blow-out preventer.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The IP was assisting in the operation to close the BOP doors.
IADC Alert 06-32. Themes: hand and finger injuries, isolation, pressure systems.