Safety Alert
Finger Injury During 9 ⅝” Casing Run
Finger Injury During 9 ⅝” Casing Run
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 11-17
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Drilling
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
A worker guiding a power tong during a 9 5/8-inch casing run trapped his left middle finger between the tong handle and casing. The fingertip wound received first aid and subsequent suturing at an onshore clinic. X-rays found no fractures.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 11-17. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire.