Materials Handling Hazards
- Poor Posture Injuries - Handling of the tongs requires well-coordinated efforts and proper body limb placement.
- Caught-in Injuries - Mistakes in the hands-on spinning chain operations can lead to entanglement that may result in crushing, amputation, and death.
Teamwork is necessary to carry out the operations quickly and safely.
- Contact-with Injuries - Machinery is activated by an operator who depends on visual and/or audible cues; a mistake can lead to premature activation while workers are still in contact with moving parts.
- Unexpected startup/shutdown - Mechanical failure from overloading systems can occur.
- Slips, Trips, Falls - Lifting and moving heavy items on wet surfaces may lead to slips, falls, and overexertion.
- Eye Injuries - Eyes are at risk from material falling off the drill pipe.
Potential hazards in these operations can be increased if the drilling crew has not worked together very long; teamwork is necessary to carry out the operations quickly and safely.
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3-4. What type of accident can occur from mistakes in the hands-on spinning chain operations that lead to entanglement?
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