Safety Alert
RWC – Smashed Finger on Tongs
RWC – Smashed Finger on Tongs
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 15-05
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Drilling
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
This alert describes a finger injury during tripping of drill pipe stands. A worker helping the tong operator sustained crushing between the latch jaw handle and latch lug jaw. Assessment at an onshore clinic identified multiple fractures of his right ring finger.
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.
Summary
A worker sustained a smashed finger while handling tongs.
IADC Alert 15-05. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire.