Safety Flash
RWC – Caught between: Finger smashed by tooling
RWC – Caught between: Finger smashed by tooling
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/15
- Control of WorkHand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Drilling
- Job safety analysisOperating and work proceduresOperational supervision
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A crewman sustained multiple right ring-finger fractures after his hand became trapped in a tong latch used for drill-pipe handling. The flash identifies incorrect tooling, unused handles and omission of job hazard analysis for a routine task. Tool positioning also prevented the supervising driller from observing the work.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
A worker’s hand was caught in drill-pipe handling tooling when provided handles were not used and the routine task lacked hazard analysis.
IMCA SF 16/15. Themes: control of work, hand and finger injuries, line of fire.