Safety Alert
Cuttings Auger Amputates Leg of Rig Crew Member
Cuttings Auger Amputates Leg of Rig Crew Member
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 10-11
- Line of FireMachinery and Equipment
- EntanglementSlips, trips and falls
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
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Summary
A crew member changing shaker screens had one foot in the isolated shaker and the other in the cuttings slide. His foot slipped into the auger, which amputated his right leg at the knee joint. The auger was then stopped and the medical team notified immediately.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
IADC Alert 10-11. Themes: line of fire, machinery and equipment.