Safety Alert
Improper Pulling of Rotary Table Bushing Results in Partial Finger Amputation
Improper Pulling of Rotary Table Bushing Results in Partial Finger Amputation
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 14-23
- Hand and Finger InjuriesMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- DrillingRigging
- Lifting accessories
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
An alert describes a partial left ring-finger amputation during rotary bushing removal using a puller attached to a winch line. After the bushing halves came free, one swung towards the console. An employee tried to catch it, and its momentum drove his hand into the derrick. Proper PPE was not questioned.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 14-23. Themes: hand and finger injuries, machinery and equipment.