Safety Flash
BSEE: Unsecured Pressurised Hoses Result in Hand Injuries
BSEE: Unsecured Pressurised Hoses Result in Hand Injuries
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 22/22
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FirePersonal Protective EquipmentPressure Systems
- Hand and finger injuriesLine of fireMechanical failurePressure systems
- Pressure testing
- HosePersonal protective equipmentValve
- Job safety analysisPositive retention and reliable securingPre-use checksStop-work authority
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
This safety flash summarises two hose incidents during coil tubing operations: valve impact injured a thumb during pressure release, and a failed nitrogen connection caused a whipping hose to injure two workers. Recommendations address glove selection, depressurisation, hose restraint, valve checks, job safety analysis and stop-work authority.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Pressure testing; hydrostatic testing; pneumatic testing.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement BSEE) has published Safety Alert No. 442 relating to hand injuries caused by handling unsecured pressurised hoses during coil tubing operations.
IMCA SF 22/22. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, personal protective equipment, pressure systems.