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RWC – Caught between: Finger smashed by tooling

IADC has recently published a safety alert in which a crewman suffered multiple fractures on his right ring finger. His hand was caught in the jaws of a tong latch device used to handle drill pipe.

The immediate causes of the incident were found to be:

  • Inappropriate or incorrect tools used for the job;
  • Procedures not followed – handles (green in illustration) were provided but were not used;
  • Complacency – no Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) was performed as the task was seen as ‘routine’;
  • The tooling was so placed such that the supervising driller could not see what was going on.

The report can be downloaded from iadc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SA-15-05.pdf.

Members may wish to review the following similar incidents (search words: caught, finger):

Members should be aware that IMCA has a pocket safety card on this topic – Watch your hands.

Safety Event

Published: 22 October 2015
Download: IMCA SF 16/15

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