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Gulf of
Mexico Region Fatalities – 2000
May 19, 2000 – BP Amoco Corporation
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MMS Investigation Report: |
Completed |
Activity: |
Development |
| Lease: |
G02193 |
Event(s): |
Fatality |
| Area: |
Main Pass |
Operation: |
Production |
| Block: |
140 |
Cause: |
Guard rail failure |
| Rig/Platform: |
Platform B |
Water Depth: |
165 feet |
Remarks: On the
morning of May 19, 2000, a contract employee was using a portable winch (come-along) to
remove a section of removable guardrail for the purpose of accommodating the installation
of the mounting beams of a temporary crane. One end of the come-along was attached to the
section of guardrail to be removed, while the other end was attached to a section of fixed
guardrail located approximately 5 feet above the guardrail to be removed. As tension was
applied to the come-along, the upper guardrail failed at its base welds and detached from
the deck. As a result of the detachment, the employee fell approximately 60 feet to the
plus 10 deck and sustained fatal injuries.
August 16,
2000 - BP Amoco Corporation
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MMS Investigation Report: |
Complete |
Activity: |
Exploration |
| Lease: |
G05825 |
Event(s): |
Fatality |
| Area: |
Mississippi Canyon |
Operation: |
Drilling |
| Block: |
109 |
Cause: |
Fall |
| Rig/Platform: |
H & P 91 |
Water Depth: |
1030 feet |
Remarks: On the
evening of August 16, 2000, a drilling contractor employee was air-hoisted into the
derrick to assist another employee secure a stand of drill pipe that had fallen across the
derrick from the fingers, and had rested on the monkey board. At a height of approximately
80 above the rig floor, the employee’s body harness/boatswain’s chair became
detached from the hook of the air hoist line. The employee fell to the rig floor and
sustained fatal injuries. See OCS Report MMS
2000-089  for more details.
September 8, 2000
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
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MMS Investigation Report: |
Complete |
Activity: |
Exploration |
| Lease: |
G08801 |
Event(s): |
Fatality |
| Area: |
Mississippi Canyon |
Operation: |
Drilling |
| Block: |
167 |
Cause: |
Faulty riser cart
brake |
| Rig/Platform: |
Marine 700 |
Water Depth: |
4350 Feet |
Remarks: During routine drilling operations on the MODU Marine 700, the riser
cart/carriage assembly moved forward, pinning a drilling floorhand between the riser
cart/carriage assembly and the iron roughneck on the drill floor. The floorhand received
fatal injuries as a result of this accident.
October 27, 2000 –
Ocean Energy, Inc.
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MMS Investigation Report: |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Activity: |
Exploration |
| Lease: |
G15815 |
Event(s): |
Fatality |
| Area: |
High Island |
Operation: |
Drilling |
| Block: |
A329 |
Cause: |
Unknown |
| Rig/Platform: |
Rowan Louisiana |
Water
Depth: |
215 feet |
Remarks: The employee was found unconscious on the motor room floor. It appears
that a piece of equipment fell and struck the employee. The U.S. Coast Guard is
responsible for investigating this incident.
November 11, 2000 –
Energy Partners, Ltd.
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MMS Investigation Report: |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Activity: |
Development |
| Lease: |
00694 |
Event(s): |
Fatality |
| Area: |
South Pass |
Operation: |
Pipeline |
| Block: |
28 |
Cause: |
Unknown |
| Rig/Platform: |
Platform T |
Water
Depth: |
75 feet |
Remarks: A diver was working on a pipeline when he lost communication with the
surface. A second diver was unable to locate the first diver. The U.S. Coast Guard is
investigating this incident.
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