Investigation Report
Hand Trapped Between Launch A-Frame and Pedestal During ROV Deployment
06-04-2021 09:30 G33242 GC 281 Injury - RW/JT (>3 days)
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- ROV operations
- Remotely operated vehicle
- Exclusion zonesMachine guardingRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
BSEE investigates a hand injury during ROV deployment from the West Neptune drillship. A deckman trapped his left hand between the launch A-frame and lower pedestal. The report identifies gaps in task risk assessment and red-zone identification, and records planned assessment updates, labelled observation zones and a physical barrier.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: ROV operations; remotely operated vehicle operations.
Classifications: Remotely operated vehicle; ROV; underwater robot.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.