Investigation Report
Technician’s Hand Trapped During Blowout Preventer Gripper Assembly Maintenance
05-29-2017 09:30 G07493 GB 427 Injury Requiring Evacuation / LTA (>3 days)
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- Blowout preventer
- Job safety analysisOperating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
BSEE investigates a serious hand injury during maintenance of a blowout preventer blue pod gripper assembly. A connector plate trapped a technician’s left hand against a landing sleeve. Findings identify improper hand placement, inadequate pre-job analysis, poor communication and procedural omissions; the technician required evacuation and surgery.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Blowout preventer; BOP; blow-out preventer.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.