Safety Alert
Mud Pump Piston Change-Out Results in RWC
Mud Pump Piston Change-Out Results in RWC
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 10-02
- Inspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- Hand toolsPumps
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A rig crew was repairing a mud pump and removing its piston from the liner. A derrickman using a sledgehammer missed the piston, trapping his left middle finger between the liner and hammer handle. The injury involved a fracture and lacerations on both sides of the finger.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The alert concerns a restricted work case during mud pump piston replacement.
IADC Alert 10-02. Themes: inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.