Gulf of Mexico Safety Alerts |
Number |
Title |
Effective Date |
302 |
Pressure beneath a Surface Bridge Plug Blows Work String out of Well |
07/02/2012 |
301 |
Fall/Fatality during P&A/Platform Abandonment: Supervision, Operational, Equipment, and Organization Errors
|
04/13/2012 |
300 |
Unplanned Emergency Disconnect Sequence (EDS) of the Lower Marine Riser Package |
03/09/2012 |
299 |
Failure to Properly Bleed Tubing Hanger Void Results in Injury |
01/31/2012 |
298 |
Electric Line Failure from Corrosion Results in Injury |
12/30/2011 |
297 |
Potable Water Pressure Tank Bladder Rupture
|
09/29/2011 |
296 |
Catastropic Failures in Mooring Systems Possibly Put Floating Structures at Risk |
05/12/2011 |
295 |
Compressor Fire Resulting from Separated Fuel Line Coupling |
04/06/2011 |
294 |
Blowout Preventer Automatic Mode (Deadman) Activation
|
04/14/2011 |
293 |
Platform RTU Battery Charger Fire
|
03/21/2011 |
292 |
Synthetic Base Mud (SBM) Inadvertently Discharged Overboard
|
02/22/2011 |
291 |
Cutting into Process Piping Results in Pollution Event
|
01/10/2011 |
290 |
Plugged Flame Arrestor Results in Rupture of Oil Storage Tanks
|
10/14/2010 |
289 |
Failure to Follow Lock-Out/Tag-Out Procedures Results in Gas Release
|
09/27/2010 |
288 |
Pipe Handling Operations Result in Fatality
|
07/07/2010 |
287 |
Hot Bolting Fire
|
06/06/2010 |
286 |
Fire Inside AC Evaporator Enclosure
|
12/15/2009 |
285 |
Compressor Starter Exhaust Flash Fire
|
12/15/2009 |
284 |
Diverter Flow Event
|
12/15/2009 |
283 |
Crane Shock-Loading resulting from Casing Jack’s Hydraulic Hose Fitting Failure
|
12/07/2009 |
282 |
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
|
07/23/2009 |
281 |
Drilling Rig Air-Operated Hoist Operation Fatality
|
07/23/2009 |
280 |
Worker Fatally Struck by Moving Pipe During Pipelay Operations
|
05/13/2009 |
279 |
Nylon Sling Failure
|
04/14/2009 |
278 |
One Killed when Oil Pollution Pan Falls
|
04/07/2009 |
277 |
Mechanical Motion Equipment Injuries
|
03/11/2009 |
276 |
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
|
02/17/2009 |
275 |
Wellhead Damage Caused by Hurricane
|
01/28/2009 |
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 |
Failing Drill Pipe Causes Fatality
|
09/26/2007 |
253 |
Plug and 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 |
246 |
Stainless Steel Tubing-Related Fires |
12/06/2006 |
245 |
Serious Fire Caused by Methanol Sprayed from Duct-Tape Repaired Hose
|
11/09/2006 |
244 |
Two Injured in Separate Incidents from Lack of Fall Protection and Improper Supervision
|
11/07/2006 |
243 |
Unplanned Riser Disconnect Results in Spill
|
09/06/2006 |
242 |
2006 Fatalities
|
08/23/2006 |
241 |
Shallow-Gas Blowout and Rig Evacuation
|
07/06/2006 |
240 |
Conducting Activities In the Vicinity of Offshore Pipelines
|
06/05/2006 |
239 |
Casing Bleed-down into Plastic Drum Results in Fire on Platform
|
03/02/2006 |
238 |
Floorhand Crushed During a Through-Rotary Man-Riding Operation
|
03/01/2006 |
237 |
Post-Hurricane Construction Fatality and Other Incidents
|
02/14/2006 |
236 |
Fatality Caused by Snagged Stabbing Board
|
02/03/2006 |
235 |
Multiple Cable Transit Failures
|
12/15/2005 |
234 |
Potential Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators(amends Safety Alert No. 233)
|
12/09/2005 |
233 |
Potential Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators
|
11/30/2005 |
232 |
Tropical Storm Preparedness
|
06/06/2005 |
231 |
Human Engineering Factors Result in Increasing Number of Riser Disconnects
|
05/31/2005 |
230 |
Equipment Failure on Deepwater Rig While Running Casing in Open Waters
|
05/03/2005 |
229 |
Inadequate Job Planning Results in Atmospheric Release of Gas
|
04/04/2005 |
228 |
Vent Gas Migrates Through Cable Entrance Hole, Motor Control Center Explodes
|
03/24/2005 |
227 |
Explosion and Fire on Platform Caused by Improper Welding and Burning Practice
|
03/08/2005 |
226 |
Pressure Rise to Surface after Cementing Leads to Burst Casing and Loss of Control
|
01/28/2005 |
225 |
Fatality on Rig Caused by Snagged Barricade
|
01/14/2005 |
224 |
Erroneous Activation of Dump Valve Causes Loss of 165 bbls of Oil-BasedMud
|
12/29/2004 |
223 |
Loss of Well Control
|
11/29/2004 |
222 |
Riser Flexible Joints
|
07/14/2004 |
221 |
Hanger Failure and Ejection Lead to Well Control Incident
|
06/24/2004 |
220 |
Lifting Fatality
|
06/17/2004 |
219 |
Loss of Well Control While Drilling Surface Hole
|
02/09/2004 |
218 |
Fall Results in Fatality
|
01/09/2004 |
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
|
10/06/2003 |
214 |
Flash Fire and Explosion from Inadequately Vented Production Vessel
|
07/15/2003 |
213 |
Marine Riser Failure
|
06/11/2003 |
212 |
Shallow Gas Blowout and Rig Evacuation
|
02/24/2003 |
211 |
Pipeline Safety Joints
|
02/24/2003 |
210 |
Blowout After Cementing Surface Casing
|
01/08/2003 |
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 |
204 |
Pipe Rack Finger Failure Results in Fatality and Injury
|
09/20/2002 |
203 |
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
|
08/22/2002 |
202 |
Temporary Crane Support Failure - Fatality
|
06/16/2002 |
201 |
Viton "O" - Rings Failure
|
06/16/2002 |
200 |
Subsea Equipment Failure to Deepwater GOM Pollution
|
05/29/2002 |
199 |
Blowout and Fire
|
11/15/2001 |
198 |
Drilling Accident Results in Fatality
|
11/08/2001 |
197 |
Environmental Design Criteria
|
08/03/2001 |
196 |
Cranes
|
07/23/2001 |
195 |
Riser Skate/Casing Handling Carts
|
06/01/2001 |
194 |
Guardrails
|
04/30/2001 |
193 |
Fall Results in Fatality
|
02/28/2001 |
192 revised |
Water Survival Craft
|
01/29/2001 |
191 |
Drillship Draw Works Failure
|
12/02/2000 |
190 |
Fall Results in Fatality
|
09/22/2000 |
189 |
Guardrails
|
07/19/2000 |
188 |
Fire with Fatality and Injury
|
05/02/2000 |
187 |
Coiled Tubing Incidents
|
04/10/2000 |
186 |
Accidental Disconnect of Marine Drilling Risers
|
03/10/2000 |
185 |
Installation and Inspection of Concrete Mats
|
11/22/99 |
184 |
Fire with Fatality and Injuries
|
11/19/99 |
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 |
179 |
Drilling Accident Results in One Fatality
|
02/24/99 |
178 |
Trawl Net Snags Pipeline, Resulting in Oil Spill
|
02/23/99 |
177 |
Casing Blowdown Accident and Fatality
|
02/09/99 |
176 |
Mud Logging Unit Explosion and Fire
|
07/22/98 |
175 |
List of Safety Alerts Concerning Crane Accidents
|
07/20/98 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
147 |
Fire from Generator Engine Exhaust Leak Igniting Fiberglass Panel
|
03/17/86 |
146 |
Fire During Production Equipment Dismantling Operations
|
02/21/86 |
145 |
Tubing String Equipment Failure During a Plug and Abandonment Operation
|
08/22/85 |
144 |
Uncontrolled Shallow Gas Flow
|
01/23/86 |
143 |
Compressor Fire During Maintenance Operation
|
08/15/85 |
142 |
Pollution Because of Failure of Level Safety High Sensor and Level Controller
|
06/20/85 |
141 |
Fire in Rental Generator on Production Platform
|
06/20/85 |
140 |
Uncontrolled Well Flow and Pollution During Workover Operations
|
06/18/85 |
139 |
Pollution from Production Operations Due to Rupture Disc Failure
|
05/29/85 |
138 |
Fire and Injury During Welding Operations in Derrick
|
05/29/85 |
137 |
Personal Injury During Well Test
|
03/21/85 |
136 |
Air Volume Tank Explosion
|
02/11/85 |
135 |
Pollution from Diesel Fuel Tank Transfer
|
02/13/85 |
134 |
Pipeline Pump Fire
|
02/08/85 |
133 |
Degreaser Fire
|
02/13/85 |
132 |
Supply Gas Fire
|
02/13/85 |
131 |
Pollution
|
07/20/84 |
130 |
Fire
|
07/06/84 |
129 |
Welding Explosion and Injury
|
06/15/84 |
128 |
Platform Fire
|
07/31/84 |
127 |
Injury While Retesting Blowout Preventers
|
06/15/84 |
126 |
Welding/Burning Accidents
|
03/27/84 |
125 |
Crane Accidents
|
03/27/84 |
124 |
Pedestal Crane Boom Wire Rope Failure
|
03/27/84 |
123 |
Shallow Gas Blowout
|
01/05/84 |
122 |
Injury Due to Failure to Coordinate Activities
|
12/15/83 |
121 |
Injury During Cementing Operations
|
11/28/83 |
120 |
Fire During Turbine Compressor Start-up
|
10/03/83 |
119 |
Successful Diverter System Operation to Control Shallow Gas Flow
|
10/03/83 |
118 |
Prohibited Use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
|
10/03/83 |
117 |
Fatality While Testing Gas Turbine Meter
|
10/03/83 |
116 |
Fire While Starting Diesel Engine with Gas-driven Engine
|
08/08/83 |
115 |
Fire
|
07/18/83 |
114 |
Fire
|
07/18/83 |
113 |
Fire
|
07/18/83 |
112 |
Fire
|
05/16/83 |
111 |
Blowout and Fire
|
05/13/83 |
110 |
Fire
|
03/24/83 |
109 |
Fire
|
03/24/83 |
108 |
Explosion and Fire
|
12/17/82 |
107 |
Fire
|
06/08/82 |
106 |
Blowout
|
08/28/81 |
105 |
Welding Accident
|
07/28/81 |
104 |
Crane Accident
|
07/28/81 |
103 |
Blowout
|
06/30/81 |
102 |
Fire
|
06/08/81 |
101 |
Explosion
|
06/08/81 |
100 |
Explosion -- Fire
|
03/30/81 |
99 |
Construction Accident -- Fatality
|
03/05/81 |
98 |
Flash Fire
|
06/20/80 |
97 |
Welding -- Fire
|
06/22/80 |
96 |
Crane Accident
|
06/20/80 |
95 |
Crane Accident -- Fatality
|
01/22/80 |
94 |
Pig Trap Ruptures
|
01/18/80 |
93 |
Flowline Parts -- Injury
|
12/29/79 |
92 |
Testing of Subsurface Safety Valves
|
12/26/79 |
91 |
Fall -- Fatality
|
12/10/79 |
90 |
Hose Ruptures -- Fatality
|
12/05/79 |
89 |
Blowout and Fire -- 8 Fatalities
|
11/15/79 |
88 |
Fire -- Men Burned
|
09/10/79 |
87 |
Oil Spill
|
07/26/79 |
86 |
Fatality
|
07/25/79 |
85 |
Fire -- Two Fatalities
|
05/23/79 |
84 |
Fatality
|
03/16/79 |
83 |
Fire -- Oil Sprays from Valve
|
03/09/79 |
82 |
Compressor Fires
|
12/15/78 |
81 |
Blowout
|
12/01/78 |
80 |
Gas Fire -- Extensive Platform Damage
|
11/17/78 |
79 |
Fatality and Injury -- Crane Accident
|
11/08/78 |
78 |
Explosion and Fire
|
10/27/78 |
77 |
Fire -- Generator Building
|
10/18/78 |
76 |
Injury -- Glass Liquid Level Gauge Ruptures
|
10/06/78 |
75 |
Helicopter Crashes -- 17 Fatalities
|
09/20/78 |
74 |
Oil Spill -- Transfer Hose (A Reissuance)
|
09/05/78 |
73 |
Gas Leak from Subsea BOP Stack While Circulating Out Kick
|
09/05/78 |
72 |
Explosion -- Fire
|
08/21/78 |
71 |
Fire -- Boiler Ignited
|
08/02/78 |
70 |
Blowout During Workover
|
06/12/78 |
69 |
Blowout -- Platform Loss
|
12/06/77 |
68 |
Explosion
|
11/09/77 |
67 |
Fatality
|
10/26/77 |
66 |
Blowouts from Surface Casing -- Conductor Casing Annulus
|
09/26/77 |
65 |
Fatality -- Crane Accident
|
06/13/77 |
64 |
Uncontrolled Gas Flow
|
05/05/77 |
63 |
Oil Spill -- Fuel Transfer Hose Broke
|
05/04/77 |
62 |
Snubbing Operations Fire -- Man Burned
|
04/15/77 |
61 |
Explosion -- Fire
|
04/12/77 |
60 |
Gas Starter Fire -- Man Burned
|
03/21/77 |
59 |
Compressor Explosion
|
03/11/77 |
58 |
Fatality -- Stabbing Board Falls
|
03/11/77 |
57 |
Fatality -- Crane Accident
|
03/11/77 |
56 |
Fire -- Glycol Ignited
|
02/10/77 |
55 |
Oil Spill --Safety Equipment Failure
|
01/21/77 |
54 |
Welding Fire
|
01/13/77 |
53 |
Compressor Explosion
|
01/13/77 |
52 |
Fire -- Fuel Hose Ruptured
|
11/16/76 |
51 |
Fatality -- Falling Object
|
11/05/76 |
50 |
Flash Fire -- Man Burned
|
11/05/76 |
49 |
Oil Spill -- Safety Equipment Failure
|
09/01/76 |
48 |
Flash Fire -- Men Burned
|
07/09/76 |
47 |
Fatality -- Man Struck by Falling Object
|
07/09/76 |
46 |
Fire -- Lube Oil on Engine Exhaust
|
07/09/76 |
45 |
Tubing Blows Out of Well -- Men Injured
|
06/23/76 |
44 |
Man Falls -- Fatality
|
06/21/76 |
43 |
Shallow Gas Blowout
|
06/21/76 |
42 |
Hydraulic Pump Reservoir Ruptures -- Minor Injury
|
05/25/76 |
41 |
Fatality
|
05/03/76 |
40 |
Beam Falls -- Man Injured
|
04/20/76 |
39 |
Fire -- Hydraulic Hose Ruptures
|
03/23/76 |
38 |
Fatality -- Man Knocked Overboard
|
02/26/76 |
37 |
Man Falls -- Serious Injury
|
02/26/76 |
36 |
Fatality
|
02/02/76 |
35 |
Fire -- Choke Cap Blows Off
|
02/02/76 |
34 |
Fire -- Leaking Glass Sight Gage
|
01/14/76 |
33 |
Flash Fire -- Men Burned
|
01/14/76 |
32 |
Welding Operation Ignites Condensate
|
11/14/75 |
31 |
Oil Spill -- Loading Diesel Fuel
|
11/14/75 |
30 |
Fire in Generator Turbine
|
11/03/75 |
29 |
Heater Explodes -- Man Injured
|
10/14/75 |
28 |
Weld Fails -- Derrick Collapses
|
08/18/75 |
27 |
Gas in Generator Room Explodes
|
07/21/75 |
26 |
Crown Block on Workover Rig Fails -- Fatality
|
07/09/75 |
25 |
Man Falls from Derrick Ladder -- Fatality
|
07/09/75 |
24 |
Shallow Gas Blowouts -- One Rig Lost
|
06/02/75 |
23 |
Sump Tank Fire -- Man Burned
|
05/06/75 |
22 |
Cap Blows off of Choke Body -- Man Burned
|
04/30/75 |
21 |
Traveling Block Falls -- Fatality
|
04/16/75 |
20 |
Crane Accident -- Fatality
|
02/24/75 |
19 |
Safety System Failure -- Oil Spill
|
02/13/75 |
18 |
Men Drowned
|
02/13/75 |
17 |
Fire -- Men Burned
|
11/27/74 |
16 |
Fatality
|
11/26/74 |
15 |
Fatality -- Lubricator Fails
|
11/27/74 |
14 |
Fire -- Capsized Barge Ruptures Gas Line
|
11/27/74 |
13 |
Fire -- Chlorine Gas
|
11/20/74 |
12 |
Boat Collides with Well
|
11/27/74 |
11 |
Heater-Treater Fire
|
10/17/74 |
10 |
Stem Blowout of Grove B-4 Ball Valves
|
08/15/74 |
9 |
Series of Accidents
|
08/01/74 |
8 |
Catalytic Gas Heaters
|
11/19/73 |
7 |
Lack of Adequate Supervision by Lease Operator of Contract Personnel
|
11/16/73 |
6 |
Barrels of Deadly Poisonous Cyanide Adrift in the Gulf
|
09/17/73 |
5 |
Flash Fires/Explosions
|
06/15/73 |
4 |
Flash Fire -- Cutting and Welding
|
01/09/73 |
3 |
Flash Fire -- Glycol Gas Dehydrator Unit
|
01/03/73 |
2 |
Shallow Drilling Hazards
|
12/13/72 |
1 |
Flash Fire from Liquid Phase Heat Transfer Unit
|
09/22/72 |