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Hand and Finger Injuries We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry!

Hand and Finger Injuries We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry! Each year a large number of people get injured just doing their job... In Well Engineering we have a high percentage of incidents where people injure their hands / fingers 2002* 1 out of 2 50%

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Hand and Finger Injuries We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry!

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  1. Hand and Finger Injuries • We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry! • Each year a large number of people get injured • just doing their job... • In Well Engineering we have a high percentage of incidents where people injure their hands / fingers • 2002* 1 out of 2 50% • 2001 11 out of 19 58% • 2000 7 out of 16 44% • * statistics up to 1st March 2002

  2. Directional Driller caught finger Roustabout trapped finger in hinge of tong Floorman trapped hand between elbow and rig floor Crane operator caught hand in guide sheaves Hand and Finger Injuries in Well Engineering

  3. Roustabout pushed a jammed segment of slip bowl whilst still under pressure. He was lucky not to loose his hand! Tong operator trapped finger Floorman trapped finger connecting circulating hose Hand and Finger Injuries in Well Engineering

  4. Assistant driller trapped hand Technician trapped hand between assembly and torque unit Hand and Finger Injuries in Well Engineering

  5. Hand and Finger Injuries • We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry! • Our job is dangerous because: • we do a lot of manual handling • many of the jobs are repetitive • We make mistakes, even though: • we may have done the job many times before • we know what we are doing • we are doing the job we were trained to do • We become distracted / loose concentration • on what we are doing...

  6. Hand and Finger Injuries We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry! 96% of all accidents* are caused by people This means YOU or the people around you! *Source: Dupont

  7. Hand and Finger Injuries • We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry! • During 2001 in Well Engineering • 16 % of accidents were caused by • improper manual handling • 31 % of accidents were caused by • failure to follow the rules / procedures • 18 % of accidents were caused by • lack of due care and attention • 96% of accidents are caused by people

  8. Hand and Finger Injuries • We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry! • We try and eliminate the risk of injury by: • Designing out the hazards • Procedures / rules • Wearing the correct PPE • However despite having these in place we still suffer from accidents. • WHY? • 96% of accidents are caused by people

  9. Hand and Finger Injuries • What can we all do to improve and reduce • the number of accidents? • Before starting a job: • identify the hazards • discussed the hazards in the Tool Box Talk (TBT) • identify the correct way of doing the job (procedures) • always follow the rules / procedures • think - WHAT IF...?

  10. Hand and Finger Injuries What can we all do to improve and reduce the number of accidents? If there is a change to the planned job or if things are not going according to plan. STOP If you see someone doing something wrong. STOP

  11. Ask Yourself: • Would you ask a member of your family to put their hands where you are planning to put yours? • Think Again: • should you be putting your hands there? • Remember: In the battle between Steel and Flesh • Flesh has never won! • Look after yourself •  Look after the people around you • Look after the world you live in

  12. Hand and Finger Injuries • What can we all do to improve and reduce the number of accidents? • Discuss the hands and finger injuries that occur in your operation. • Discuss what YOU can all do to help make your workplace a safer place. • Look after yourself •  Look after the people around you • Look after the world you live in

  13. Hand and Finger Injuries • An example of what you can do… • Colour coded pinch points Would this work in your operation?

  14. Hand and Finger Injuries - Colour coded pinch points Would this work in your operation?

  15. Hand and Finger Injuries We are all involved in an extremely dangerous industry! Each year a large number of people get injured just doing their job... Additional Pictures All these injuries occurred in the oil industry although not in Oman

  16. Hand and Finger Injuries We all need to work together to avoid these types of injuries

  17. Hand and Finger Injuries We all need to work together to avoid these types of injuries

  18. Hand and Finger Injuries We all need to work together to avoid these types of injuries

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