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MMS
Incident Statistics and Summaries
1996-2010

This page provides access to general statistics and summaries of OCS incidents reported to MMS. Follow
the links below to view the following:

  Blue Bullet  OCS Incidents/Spills by Category:
       
Green Bullet  2006-2010

        Green Bullet  1996-2005

  Blue Bullet  OCS Spills >50 Barrels by Category:
       
Green Bullet  1996-2007

        Green Bullet  1964-1995

  Blue Bullet  MMS Published Reports: Incidents Associated with Oil and Gas Operations from 1956-2000

OCS Incidents/Spills by Category: 2006-2010
TYPE 2006    2007 2008YTD 2009 2010
GOM PAC GOM PAC GOM PAC GOM PAC GOM PAC
 FATALITIES 10 0 5 0 10 0        
 INJURIES ***  # 275 34 415 18 213 12        
 LOSS OF WELL CONTROL *** 2 0 7 0 4 0        
 FIRES/EXPLOSIONS 132 7 109 8 78 10        
 COLLISIONS *** 27 0 19 1 15 0        
 SPILLS (> 50 bbls) 14 0 4 0 5 0        
 OTHER *** 200 26 193 26 135 22        
 REGIONAL INCIDENT TOTALS FOR THE YEAR 660 67 752 53 460 44        
 COMBINED INCIDENT TOTALS FOR THE YEAR 727 805 504    
YTD = Year to date.

NOTE: Incidents may be counted in more than one category. For example, a fire resulting in an injury would be counted in both the fire and injury categories.

***Effective July 17, 2006, MMS revised the regulations for Incident Reporting. Related to this chart, changes were made to the reporting criteria for Injuries, Loss of Well Control incidents, Collisions, and Other Incidents. Thus the number of incidents shown in these categories for 2006 and beyond may be affected by this change when compared to previous years.

#Effective July 17, 2006, MMS required that injuries be reported if the injured person was evacuated from the facility or if the injury resulted in one or more days away from work, restricted work, or job transfer. The number of injuries shown on this chart include:

1) Injuries that resulted in 1 or more days away from work, restricted work, or job transfer and

2) minor injuries that do not result in any days away from work, restricted work, or job transfer where the injuries were reported either because personnel were evacuated from the facility for medical treatment and returned to work the same or the next day or because the injuries were associated with another reportable incident, such as a fire, crane incident, etc.

SOURCE:  MMS TIMS Database as of 02-Sep-2008

MMS Published Reports: Incidents Associated with Oil and Gas Operations from 1956-2000:

    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 2000 PDF (112 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1999 PDF (120 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1998 PDF (119 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1997 PDF (131 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1995-1996 (39243 KB; 116 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1991-1994 PDF (112 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1956-1990 PDF (319 pages)

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