Safety Alert
Arm Caught in Pinch Point on Hydraulic Catwalk Results in Deep Contusion
Arm Caught in Pinch Point on Hydraulic Catwalk Results in Deep Contusion
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 14-07
- Line of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch points
- Drilling
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
An employee sustained a deep contusion when his left forearm became trapped between casing and a hydraulic catwalk’s indexer arm. The incident occurred while rolling a 13 3/8-inch casing joint onto the catwalk and moving away on snow-covered ground. The alert notes the potential for multiple arm fractures.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 14-07. Themes: line of fire, machinery and equipment.