Investigation Report
Fingertip Amputations During Air Handling Unit Belt Check
06-02-2025 2230 G-07461 GB 259 Required Evacuation - LTA (>3 days)
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Crushing and pinch pointsEntanglementHand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
- Lockout and tagoutOperational supervisionSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
BSEE investigates a drillship engineer’s fingertip amputations while checking an air handling unit belt at Garden Banks Block 259. His hand was drawn between the moving belt and pulley after power was switched off. Findings address absent lockout/tagout, supervision and communication, and failure to follow documented hazard identification.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.