Safety Alert
Unsecured Guard Results in MTO
Unsecured Guard Results in MTO
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 11-08
- Machinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsDropped objectsHand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- Pumps
- Machine guarding
Summary
An alert describes a finger injury during investigation of noise from a mud pump liner. A cover fell into the pony rod area. With the pump running, an attempt to retrieve it led to the right ring finger being pinched between the cover and pump body, requiring stitches.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Summary
This alert concerns an unsecured guard and its associated injury risk.
IADC Alert 11-08. Themes: machinery and equipment.