Safety Alerts are posted by the MMS to inform the offshore oil and gas industry of the circumstances surrounding an accident or a near miss. They also contain recommendations that should help prevent the recurrence of such an incident on the OCS.
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Doc. # |
Title | Effective Date |
| 276 |
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)  |
2/17/2009 |
| 275 |
Wellhead Damage Caused by Hurricane |
1/28/2009 |
| 274 |
Wireline BOP and Lubricator Ejection into GOM |
12/08/2008 |
| 273 |
Drilling Rig Generator Electrical Equipment Fire |
10/23/2008 |
| 272 |
Corroded Ring Gasket Causes Loss of Well Control |
11/12/2008 |
| 271 |
Motor Vessel to Platform Boat Landing Transfer Fatality |
10/22/2008 |
| 270 |
Dresser-Rand D-VIP Compressor Cylinder Head Replacement
for Acorn Nut Part Number TEVM0001 |
10/15/2008 |
| 269 |
Loss of Well Control from Sustained Casing Pressure |
10/08/2008 |
| 268 |
Traveling Block
Assembly Strikes Crown Block |
10/02/2008 |
| 267 |
Post-Hurricane Recovery, Repair and Construction Efforts |
09/23/2008 |
| 266 |
Trouble Shooting Production Platform Upset Problems |
09/23/2008 |
| 265 |
Pipeline Ruptures – 870 Barrels of Crude Oil Spilled |
07/09/2008 |
| 264 |
Dynamic Pipeline Riser Inspection, Maintenance, and
Monitoring Records on OCS Floating Facilities |
07/07/2008 |
| 263 |
Pipeline Pump Fire |
05/05/2008 |
| 262 |
Sudden Crane Boom Crash Injures One |
04/30/2008 |
| 261 |
Manually Operated Drains |
04/30/2008 |
| 260 |
Guide Post Fails Catastrophically, Causes Fatality |
04/24/2008 |
| 259 |
Catastrophic Failures in Mooring Systems Possibly Put
Floating Structures at Risk |
01/16/2008 |
| 258 |
Falling Debris Causes Injury |
01/16/2008 |
| 257 |
Three Crane Accidents Caused by Improper Rigging |
01/10/2008 |
| 256 |
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
01/02/2008 |
| 255 |
Compressor Explosion |
11/24/2007 |
| 254 |
Falling Drill Pipe Causes Fatality |
09/26/2007 |
| 253 |
Plug & Abandonment
of Non-producing Wells and Facilities |
08/01/2007 |
| 252 |
Retrieving Storm
Packers |
07/30/2007 |
| 251 |
Collapse of Pipe Supporting Coil Tubing Causes Drowning |
07/11/2007 |
| 250 |
Plug
and Abandonment Operations Lead to Fatality and Brief
Loss of Well Control |
06/12/2007 |
| 249 |
Training |
02/13/2007 |
| 248 |
Stainless Steel Tubing-Related Fires |
12/28/2006 |
| 247 |
Fatality
on Storm-Damaged Platform |
12/11/2006 |
| 245 |
Serious Fire Caused by Methanol Sprayed from Duct-Tape Repaired Hose |
11/9/2006 |
| 244 |
Two Injured in Separate Incidents from Lack of Fall Protection and Improper Supervision
(Amends # 233) |
11/7/2006 |
| 243 |
Unplanned Riser Disconnect Results in Spill |
9/06/2006 |
| 242 |
2006 Fatalities |
8/23/2006 |
| 241 |
Shallow -Gas Blowout and Rig Evacuation |
5/31/2005 |
| 240 |
Conducting Activities In the Vicinity of Offshore Pipelines |
6/5/2006 |
| 239 |
Casing Bleed-down into Plastic Drum Results in Fire on Platform |
3/2/2006 |
| 238 |
Floorhand Crushed During a Through-Rotary Man-Riding Operation |
3/1/2006 |
| 237 |
Post-Hurricane Construction
Fatality and Other Incidents |
2/14/2006 |
|
236 |
Fatality
Caused by Snagged Stabbing |
2/3/2006 |
|
235 |
Multiple Cable Transit
Failures |
12/15/2005 |
|
234 |
Potential
Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators
(Amends # 233) |
12/9/2005 |
|
233 |
Potential
Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators |
11/30/2005 |
|
232 |
Tropical
Storm Preparedness |
6/6/2005 |
|
231 |
Human
Engineering Factors Result in Increasing Number of Riser Disconnects |
5/31/2005 |
|
230 |
Equipment
Failure on Deepwater Rig While Running Casing in Open Waters |
5/03/2005 |
|
229 |
Inadequate
Job Planning Results in Atmospheric Release of Gas |
4/04/2005 |
|
228 |
Vent Gas
Migrates Through Cable Entrance Hole, Motor Control Center Explodes |
3/24/2005 |
|
227 |
Explosion
and Fire on Platform Caused by Improper Welding and Burning Practice |
3/08/2005 |
|
226 |
Pressure
Rise to Surface after Cementing Leads to Burst Casing and Loss of
Control |
1/28/2005 |
|
224 |
Erroneous Activation of Dump
Valve Causes Loss of 165 bbls of Oil-Based Mud |
12/29/2004 |
|
223 |
Loss of Well
Control |
11/29/2004 |
|
222 |
Riser Flexible Joints |
7/14/2004 |
|
221 |
Hanger Failure and Ejection Lead to Well Control Incident |
6/24/2004 |
|
220 |
Lifting Fatality |
6/17/2004 |
|
219 |
Loss of Well Control While Drilling Surface Hole |
2/9/2004 |
|
218 |
Fall Results in Fatality |
1/9/2004 |
|
217 |
Loss of Control Associated with Setting Surface Casing |
12/04/2003 |
|
216 |
Loss of Well Control; Annular Flow After Cementing |
10/22/2003 |
|
215 |
Diving Fatality |
10/6/2003 |
|
214 |
Flash Fire and Explosion from Inadequately Vented Production
Vessel |
7/15/2003 |
|
213 |
Marine Riser Failure |
6/11/2003 |
|
212 |
Shallow Gas Blowout and Rig Evacuation |
4/24/2003 |
|
211 | Pipeline Safety Joints |
2/24/2003 |
|
210 |
Blowout After Cementing Surface Casing |
1/8/2003 |
|
209 |
Crane Accident on the Norwegian OCS |
12/20/2002 |
|
208 |
Loss of Well Control |
12/19/2002 |
|
207 |
Rental Crane Bracing Failure Results in Fatality |
12/18/2002 |
|
206 |
Fall Through V-Door Opening Results in Fatality |
12/09/2002 |
|
205 | Blowout Results in Fatality and Injuries |
10/31/2002 |
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204 | Pipe Rack Finger Failure Results in Fatality and Injury |
9/20/2002 |
|
203 | Job Safety Analysis (JSA) |
8/22/2002 |
|
202 | Temporary Crane Support Failure - Fatality |
6/16/2002 |
|
201 | Viton "O" - Rings Failure |
6/16/2002 |
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200 | Subsea Equipment Failure to Deepwater GOM Pollution |
5/29/2002 |
|
199 | Blowout and Fire |
11/15/2001 |
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198 | Drilling Accident Results in Fatality |
11/08/2001 |
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197 | Environmental Design Criteria |
8/03/2001 |
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196 | Cranes |
07/23/2001 |
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195 | Riser Skate/Casing Handling Carts |
06/01/2001 |
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194 | Guardrails |
04/30/2001 |
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193 | Fall Results in Fatality |
02/28/2001 |
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192 revised |
Water Survival Craft |
01/29/2001 |
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191 | Drillship Draw Works Failure |
12/02/2000 |
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190 | Fall Results in Fatality |
09/22/2000 |
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189 | Guardrails |
07/19/2000 |
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188 | Fire with Fatality and Injury |
05/02/2000 |
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187 | Coiled Tubing Incidents |
04/10/2000 |
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186 | Accidental Disconnect of Marine Drilling Risers |
03/10/2000 |
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185 | Installation and Inspection of Concrete Mats |
11/22/99 |
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184 | Fire with Fatality and Injuries |
11/19/99 |
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183 | Electrical Shock Hazard |
11/16/99 |
|
182 |
Post-Hurricane Startup Procedures Fail to Identify Pipeline Damage
Resulting in Oil Spill |
10/19/99 |
|
181 | Rig Collapse with Fatalities and Injuries |
04/28/99 |
|
180 | Deepwater Gulf of Mexico OCS Currents |
03/04/99 |
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179 | Drilling Accident Results in One Fatality |
02/24/99 |
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178 | Trawl Net Snags Pipeline, Resulting in Oil Spill |
02/23/99 |
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177 | Casing Blowdown Accident and Fatality |
02/09/99 |
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176 | Mud Logging Unit Explosion and Fire |
07/22/98 |
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175 | List of Safety Alerts Concerning Crane Accidents |
07/20/98 |
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174 | Accumulation of Gas in Living Quarters Results in Explosion, Fire, and
Injuries |
11/26/97 |
|
173 | Pig Launcher Explosion Results in Two Fatalities |
08/28/97 |
|
172 | Personnel Overexposed to Carbon Monoxide |
08/27/97 |
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171 | List of Safety Alerts and Accident Investigation Reports Concerning
Blowouts |
08/27/97 |
|
170 | Stabbing Board Fatality and Injury |
11/06/96 |
|
169 | Personnel Falls Result in Three Fatalities |
11/04/96 |
|
168 | Twisted Valve Stem and Ineffective Level Safety High Result in Oil
Spill |
08/19/96 |
|
167 | Retrieval of Back-Pressure Valve Results in Loss of Well Control |
06/17/96 |
|
166 | Lifting of Personnel by Crane Proves Fatal |
06/11/96 |
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165 | Shallow Gas Flows While Cementing Surface Casing |
04/03/95 |
|
164 | Attempt to Stand Gravel Pack Assembly in Derrick Proves Fatal |
12/16/94 |
|
163 | Installation of Elevator Links (Bails) |
12/16/94 |
|
162 |
Accidents on the OCS Involving Drilling Rigs, Derrick Barges, Pipeline
Lay Barges, and Anchor-handling Vessels |
03/09/94 |
|
161 | Production Platform Gas Discharge Points |
02/02/93 |
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160 | Exposed Subsea Valve Assemblies Create Hazards |
06/18/91 |
|
159 | Welder Burned in Pipeline Accident |
08/23/90 |
|
158 | Water-treating Facility Upset Leads to Fire on Production Platform |
08/23/90 |
|
157 | Wireline Accident Involving the Formation of an Ice Plug in the
Lubricator |
07/19/89 |
|
156 | Fire on the Water Beneath Facilities |
07/06/88 |
|
155 | Fire on Glycol Reboiler Due to Carry-over and Uninsulated Compressor
Exhaust |
06/14/88 |
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154 | Flash Fire During Portable Well Testing Operations |
03/18/88 |
|
153 | Fire Caused by Cutting Torch Used to Cut Tubing |
02/12/88 |
|
152 | Circulating with Natural Gas Through Coil Tubing |
06/19/87 |
|
151 |
Explosion of Accumulated Gas in the Engine Room of a Supply Vessel
Servicing an Offshore Facility |
02/12/87 |
|
150 | Fire Occurs During Cutting Operation to Install Casing Head |
07/24/86 |
|
149 | Compressor Blowdown Leads to Fire |
05/13/86 |
|
148 | Pipe Nipple Fatigue and Inadequate Insulation Cause Compressor Fire |
03/27/86 |
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147 | Fire from Generator Engine Exhaust Leak Igniting Fiberglass Panel |
03/17/86 |
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146 | Fire During Production Equipment Dismantling Operations |
02/21/86 |
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145 | Tubing String Equipment Failure During a Plug and Abandonment Operation |
08/22/85 |
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144 | Uncontrolled Shallow Gas Flow |
01/23/86 |
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143 | Compressor Fire During Maintenance Operation |
08/15/85 |
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142 | Pollution Because of Failure of Level Safety High Sensor and Level
Controller |
06/20/85 |
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141 | Fire in Rental Generator on Production Platform |
06/20/85 |
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140 | Uncontrolled Well Flow and Pollution During Workover Operations |
06/18/85 |
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139 | Pollution from Production Operations Due to Rupture Disc Failure |
05/29/85 |
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138 | Fire and Injury During Welding Operations in Derrick |
05/29/85 |
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137 | Personal Injury During Well Test |
03/21/85 |
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136 | Air Volume Tank Explosion |
02/11/85 |
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135 | Pollution from Diesel Fuel Tank Transfer |
02/13/85 |
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134 | Pipeline Pump Fire |
02/08/85 |
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133 | Degreaser Fire |
02/13/85 |
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132 | Supply Gas Fire |
02/13/85 |
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131 | Pollution |
07/20/84 |
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130 | Fire |
07/06/84 |
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129 | Welding Explosion and Injury |
06/15/84 |
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128 | Platform Fire |
07/31/84 |
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127 | Injury While Retesting Blowout Preventers |
06/15/84 |
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126 | Welding/Burning Accidents |
03/27/84 |
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125 | Crane Accidents |
03/27/84 |
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124 | Pedestal Crane Boom Wire Rope Failure |
03/27/84 |
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123 | Shallow Gas Blowout |
01/05/84 |
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122 | Injury Due to Failure to Coordinate Activities |
12/15/83 |
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121 | Injury During Cementing Operations |
11/28/83 |
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120 | Fire During Turbine Compressor Start-up |
10/03/83 |
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119 | Successful Diverter System Operation to Control Shallow Gas Flow |
10/03/83 |
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118 | Prohibited Use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) |
10/03/83 |
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117 | Fatality While Testing Gas Turbine Meter |
10/03/83 |
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116 | Fire While Starting Diesel Engine with Gas-driven Engine |
08/08/83 |
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115 | Fire |
07/18/83 |
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114 | Fire |
07/18/83 |
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113 | Fire |
07/18/83 |
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112 | Fire |
05/16/83 |
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111 | Blowout and Fire |
05/13/83 |
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110 | Fire |
03/24/83 |
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109 | Fire |
03/24/83 |
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108 | Explosion and Fire |
12/17/82 |
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107 | Fire |
06/08/82 |
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106 | Blowout |
08/28/81 |
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105 | Welding Accident |
07/28/81 |
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104 | Crane Accident |
07/28/81 |
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103 | Blowout |
06/30/81 |
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102 | Fire |
06/08/81 |
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101 | Explosion |
06/08/81 |
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100 | Explosion -- Fire |
03/30/81 |
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99 | Construction Accident -- Fatality |
03/05/81 |
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98 | Flash Fire |
06/20/80 |
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97 | Welding -- Fire |
06/22/80 |
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96 | Crane Accident |
06/20/80 |
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95 | Crane Accident -- Fatality |
01/22/80 |
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94 | Pig Trap Ruptures |
01/18/80 |
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93 | Flowline Parts -- Injury |
12/29/79 |
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92 | Testing of Subsurface Safety Valves |
12/26/79 |
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91 | Fall -- Fatality |
12/10/79 |
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90 | Hose Ruptures -- Fatality |
12/05/79 |
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89 | Blowout and Fire -- 8 Fatalities |
11/15/79 |
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88 | Fire -- Men Burned |
09/10/79 |
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87 | Oil Spill |
07/26/79 |
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86 | Fatality |
07/25/79 |
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85 | Fire -- Two Fatalities |
05/23/79 |
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84 | Fatality |
03/16/79 |
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83 | Fire -- Oil Sprays from Valve |
03/09/79 |
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82 | Compressor Fires |
12/15/78 |
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81 | Blowout |
12/01/78 |
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80 | Gas Fire -- Extensive Platform Damage |
11/17/78 |
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79 | Fatality and Injury -- Crane Accident |
11/08/78 |
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78 | Explosion and Fire |
10/27/78 |
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77 | Fire -- Generator Building |
10/18/78 |
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76 | Injury -- Glass Liquid Level Gauge Ruptures |
10/06/78 |
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75 | Helicopter Crashes -- 17 Fatalities |
09/20/78 |
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74 | Oil Spill -- Transfer Hose (A Reissuance) |
09/05/78 |
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73 | Gas Leak from Subsea BOP Stack While Circulating Out Kick |
09/05/78 |
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72 | Explosion -- Fire |
08/21/78 |
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71 | Fire -- Boiler Ignited |
08/02/78 |
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70 | Blowout During Workover |
06/12/78 |
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69 | Blowout -- Platform Loss |
12/06/77 |
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68 | Explosion |
11/09/77 |
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67 | Fatality |
10/26/77 |
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66 | Blowouts from Surface Casing -- Conductor Casing Annulus |
09/26/77 |
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65 | Fatality -- Crane Accident |
06/13/77 |
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64 | Uncontrolled Gas Flow |
05/05/77 |
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63 | Oil Spill -- Fuel Transfer Hose Broke |
05/04/77 |
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62 | Snubbing Operations Fire -- Man Burned |
04/15/77 |
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61 | Explosion -- Fire |
04/12/77 |
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60 | Gas Starter Fire -- Man Burned |
03/21/77 |
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59 | Compressor Explosion |
03/11/77 |
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58 | Fatality -- Stabbing Board Falls |
03/11/77 |
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57 | Fatality -- Crane Accident |
03/11/77 |
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56 | Fire -- Glycol Ignited |
02/10/77 |
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55 | Oil Spill --Safety Equipment Failure |
01/21/77 |
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54 | Welding Fire |
01/13/77 |
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53 | Compressor Explosion |
01/13/77 |
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52 | Fire -- Fuel Hose Ruptured |
11/16/76 |
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51 | Fatality -- Falling Object |
11/05/76 |
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50 | Flash Fire -- Man Burned |
11/05/76 |
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49 | Oil Spill -- Safety Equipment Failure |
09/01/76 |
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48 | Flash Fire -- Men Burned |
07/09/76 |
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47 | Fatality -- Man Struck by Falling Object |
07/09/76 |
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46 | Fire -- Lube Oil on Engine Exhaust |
07/09/76 |
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45 | Tubing Blows Out of Well -- Men Injured |
06/23/76 |
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44 | Man Falls -- Fatality |
06/21/76 |
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43 | Shallow Gas Blowout |
06/21/76 |
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42 | Hydraulic Pump Reservoir Ruptures -- Minor Injury |
05/25/76 |
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41 | Fatality |
05/03/76 |
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40 | Beam Falls -- Man Injured |
04/20/76 |
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39 | Fire -- Hydraulic Hose Ruptures |
03/23/76 |
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38 | Fatality -- Man Knocked Overboard |
02/26/76 |
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37 | Man Falls -- Serious Injury |
02/26/76 |
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36 | Fatality |
02/02/76 |
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35 | Fire -- Choke Cap Blows Off |
02/02/76 |
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34 | Fire -- Leaking Glass Sight Gage |
01/14/76 |
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33 | Flash Fire -- Men Burned |
01/14/76 |
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32 | Welding Operation Ignites Condensate |
11/14/75 |
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31 | Oil Spill -- Loading Diesel Fuel |
11/14/75 |
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30 | Fire in Generator Turbine |
11/03/75 |
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29 | Heater Explodes -- Man Injured |
10/14/75 |
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28 | Weld Fails -- Derrick Collapses |
08/18/75 |
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27 | Gas in Generator Room Explodes |
07/21/75 |
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26 | Crown Block on Workover Rig Fails -- Fatality |
07/09/75 |
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25 | Man Falls from Derrick Ladder -- Fatality |
07/09/75 |
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24 | Shallow Gas Blowouts -- One Rig Lost |
06/02/75 |
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23 | Sump Tank Fire -- Man Burned |
05/06/75 |
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22 | Cap Blows off of Choke Body -- Man Burned |
04/30/75 |
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21 | Traveling Block Falls -- Fatality |
04/16/75 |
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20 | Crane Accident -- Fatality |
02/24/75 |
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19 | Safety System Failure -- Oil Spill |
02/13/75 |
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18 | Men Drowned |
02/13/75 |
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17 | Fire -- Men Burned |
11/27/74 |
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16 | Fatality |
11/26/74 |
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15 | Fatality -- Lubricator Fails |
11/27/74 |
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14 | Fire -- Capsized Barge Ruptures Gas Line |
11/27/74 |
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13 | Fire -- Chlorine Gas |
11/20/74 |
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12 | Boat Collides with Well |
11/27/74 |
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11 | Heater-Treater Fire |
10/17/74 |
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10 | Stem Blowout of Grove B-4 Ball Valves |
08/15/74 |
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9 | Series of Accidents |
08/01/74 |
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8 | Catalytic Gas Heaters |
11/19/73 |
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7 | Lack of Adequate Supervision by Lease Operator of Contract Personnel |
11/16/73 |
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6 | Barrels of Deadly Poisonous Cyanide Adrift in the Gulf |
09/17/73 |
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5 | Flash Fires/Explosions |
06/15/73 |
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4 | Flash Fire -- Cutting and Welding |
01/09/73 |
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3 | Flash Fire -- Glycol Gas Dehydrator Unit |
01/03/73 |
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2 | Shallow Drilling Hazards |
12/13/72 |
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1 | Flash Fire from Liquid Phase Heat Transfer Unit |
09/22/72 |
