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2025 Second Alert LTI# 21 Finger was pinched between an extension tool and the pusher plate
During liner replacement on an F-1000 mud pump, a liner pusher tool was clamped to the pony rod to push the liner forward for removal. As the liner was still partially inside the fluid end, an extension tool was added between the pusher plate and the liner. The extension was held at the base of its handle; when the pony rod was manually cranked forward, the extension slid down and misaligned, and the momentum caused IP’s left index finger to be pinched between the extension tool & the pusher plate. The injured person was treated at MAC 4 & later transferred to Shaleem Hospital for an X-ray
What are the main hazards involved while removing the liner from mud pump? Where are the pinch point during this activity? Was the pusher and extension tool suitable for the task and properly risk assessed? Where should hands and fingers be safely positioned when equipment or tools are in motion?
The risks resulting from using an extension tool while the pony rod is in motion to push the remaining part of the liner were not fully assessed. The crew failed to identify the hazards associated with using the extension tool to remove the remaining part of the liner from the mud pump. The crew failed to identify the potential hazard resulting from unsafe hand positioning.

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