A high-potential accident would have happened during the maneuver of a valve in the saltwater collection system on board the P74 platform, operated by Petrobras.
The oil workers' union of Rio de Janeiro, Sindipetro-RJ, reported yesterday the accident involving Petrobras employee, Evandro Abramov, who was working aboard Petrobras' P74 platform, in the Santos basin.
The accident occurred at around 18:20 pm on Tuesday (04/06), while the tanker was working on maneuvering a valve in the saltwater collection system, with the projection of the valve actuator hitting his forearm.
The union became aware of the accident the day after the accident during the disembarkation of the teams in Cabo Frio, RJ.
The Operator suffered a fractured arm and was referred to Hospital Vitória, in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, where he underwent surgery and later transferred to Hospital Samaritano, Botafogo, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
The Union's Arrangements
Sindipetro-RJ, informed in a note, that its medical representative went to the Hospital, on Wednesday (05/06), in Barra da tijuca to visit the oil tanker Evandro Abramov, 31 years old, has been at Petrobras for 9 years, where he took knowledge that if the valve actuator had hit the thorax or the head, the consequences could have been much more serious.
The note also informs that the Petrobras employee underwent surgery, is in a stable condition and that the union doctor, Lilian Vieira, spoke with the injured person and that he is fully aware of the seriousness of the accident.
Sindipetro-RJ, as usual in accidents with Petrobras, has already taken steps to initiate its own investigation, but which will join Petrobras' official investigations, including having already appointed a director to participate in the Commission.
The P-74 belongs to Petrobras and operates in Campo de Búzios, located about 200 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
