Hand and Finger Injury Prevention

Hand and Finger Injury Prevention

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Safety Moment

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 WELCOME
Facility Orientation

Hand and Finger Injury Prevention

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SECTION 1

AWARENESS
Hand & Finger Injury Prevention Introduction

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Hands are involved in virtually every task
we perform at home and work.

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 AWARENESS
Activity: One Hand Only

How difficult would it be to

complete everyday tasks without
the use of a hand or fingers?

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 AWARENESS
Objectives

Types of Hand Injuries Personal Impacts Protective Measures Potential Hazards Reduce Risks

List types of hand Explain the personal Describe one of Identify potential Describe how to
injuries and common impacts of a hand or the most effective hazards to hands reduce risks by
activities that cause finger injury means of primary and fingers using Hierarchy of
them hand protection Control

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SECTION 2

BACKGROUND
Hand & Finger Injury Prevention

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BACKGROUND
Section Learning Objectives
• List the common types of hand
injuries

• Discuss the impacts hand

injuries can have on your life

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 BACKGROUND
Question: Types of Hand Injuries

What are the types of hand

injuries?

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 BACKGROUND
Types of Hand Injuries
• Burns • Repetitive Strain
• Crush injuries Injury (RSI)
• Fractures and • Electrocution
dislocations • Imbedded Objects
• Infections • Hand-Arm Vibration
(HAV) syndrome and
• Arthritis
Vibration White Finger
• Lacerations and bites (VWF)
• Soft tissue injuries • Carpal tunnel
and amputations

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 BACKGROUND
Common Types of Hand Injuries

Caught Between Struck By Struck Against

When hands are crushed, Occurs when a person is Hands are forcefully struck by
pinched, or caught between a forcefully struck by an object, an object, wherein the force of
moving object and a stationary wherein the force of contact is the contact is provided by the
object, or between two moving provided by the object. person.
objects.

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 35% of incidents in the last 5 years have affected hands and fingers
4,514 hand injuries in the last 5 years
903 per year
75 per month
19 every week
3 every day
This could be YOU
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All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved 15
 BACKGROUND
Reflection

• How would a hand or finger injury

affect your daily life and work life?

• What are the impacts on others?

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 BACKGROUND
Section Recap
• Common types of hand injuries
o Caught between
o Struck by
o Struck against
• Hand and finger injuries can have long-term affects on your job,
personal life and family’s lives

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SECTION 3

PREVENTION
Hand & Finger Injury Prevention
PREVENTION
Section Learning Objectives
• List the common causes of hand
injuries

• Discuss primary hand protection

and prevention

• Identify potential hazards to

hands and fingers

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 PREVENTION
Activity: Common Causes of Hand Injuries

What can cause hand and finger

injuries in your work location?
(Complete column 1 of booklet or handout)

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 PREVENTION
Common Causes of Hand Injuries

• Elevator • Hammers
• Punching tools • Hammer wrenches
• Tubular handling • Picks
• Machines • Burrs

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 PREVENTION
Activity: Protection

How do we protect our hands

and fingers?
(Complete column 2 of booklet or handout)

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 PREVENTION
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Last line of defense!

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 PREVENTION
Primary Hand Protection: Hand Position
Do NOT position your hands where they may be at risk.

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Contributing Factors

When analyzing hand injury incidents, it has been found that people:
• Failed to identify hazards
• Failed to follow instructions or procedures
• Did not plan the job ahead
• Incorrectly used tools provided

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 PREVENTION
Contributing Factors

Accidents happen when people:

• Take short cuts
• Are not paying attention
• Talk to someone during a task
• Get distracted
• Have a lot on their mind
• Feel rushed to complete the job
• Do not think about the consequences of their actions

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All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved. 28
All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved. 29
All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved. 30
All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved. 31
All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved. 32
All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved. 33
All scenarios depicting unsafe conditions were performed under a controlled environment to ensure the safety of everyone involved. 34
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 PREVENTION
Section Recap
• Common causes of hand injuries
o Elevators
o Punching tools
o Tubular handling
• Contributing factors to hand and finger injuries
o Taking short cuts
o Getting distracted
o Failing to identify hazards
• Primary hand protection – hand placement

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SECTION 4

REDUCING RISK
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REDUCING RISK
Section Learning Objectives
• Discuss hand and finger injury
examples

• Describe how to reduce risks by

using the Hierarchy of Control

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 REDUCING RISK
Hierarchy of Control

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 Elimination
REDUCING RISK Hazard is removed from the

Hierarchy of Control process to remove the risk

Incident Action

Employee was attempting to Removed the risk of hand and

make a new o-ring gasket from finger injuries by eliminating the
rubber matting material using a internal creation of o-rings.
utility knife. The knife slipped
and cut the employee’s left
thumb.
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 REDUCING RISK
Hierarchy of Control
Substitution
Tasks or personnel are replaced
by something else in the
process to mitigate the risk

Incident Action

While striking a hammer Replaced the hammer wrench

wrench, the employee missed and hammer with a hydraulic
the wrench. The momentum of torque wrench, which removed
the hammer struck the people from the process.
employee’s hand against the
valve.
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 REDUCING RISK
Hierarchy of Control

Engineering
Process is amended or
redesigned to mitigate the risk

Incident Action

Employee caught finger in tool Redesigned the tool and handles

during assembly. installed for assembly.

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 REDUCING RISK
Hierarchy of Control

Administrative
Incident Action Procedures are
implemented
While running drillpipe into hole, Performed pinch-point survey. to reduce the likelihood
of exposure
an employee was latching the Applied green paint on all safe
elevator and pinched his pinky places to put your hand.
finger on his right hand.

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 REDUCING RISK
Hierarchy of Control

Administrative
Action Action Procedures are
implemented
TAKE 5 - Encourage workers RADAR - Identify and eliminate to reduce the likelihood
of exposure
to identify hazards associated potential hand injuries using
with all tasks before work RADAR. Report the issue using a
commences. RADAR card.
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Hierarchy of Control

Incident Action

Employee was using a hammer Provided impact gloves for use

on a punch and struck his left when operating a punch.
thumb. PPE
Last line of
defense
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 REDUCING RISK
Activity: Hierarchy of Control

Complete column 3 of your

booklet or handout.

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 REDUCING RISK
Activity: Hazard Hunt

What hand and finger hazards

are in your facility?

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 REDUCING RISK
Section Recap
• Reduce risk using the Hierarchy of Controls
o Elimination
o Substitution
o Engineering
o Administrative
o Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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THANK YOU
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