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Gulf
of Mexico Region Injuries – 2001 (56 total) 11-Jan-2001 - British-Borneo Petroleum, Inc.
Remarks: While running casing, a joint fell out of the elevators as it was in the process of being lifted. Three floorhands received minor injuries. British Borneo conducted an investigation. The evidence indicates that the elevators were not properly closed around the casing and came unlatched while being lifted.
13-Jan-2001
- The Houston Exploration Company
Remarks: A jack-up barge was working as the support vessel for construction being performed on the platform. It was in position and jacked up next to the platform. An explosion and flash fire occurred in the engine compartment and the super structure of the jack up barge. 26-Jan-2001 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: The east crane boom contacted the rig derrick’s wind wall surrounding the monkey board. This separated a welded frame structure member. It dropped to the rig floor, hitting a floorhand on one hand and injuring three fingers. 29-Jan-2001 - Newfield Exploration Company
Remarks: After offloading equipment from a motor vessel in 5-7 foot seas, two roustabouts boarded a personnel basket to return to the platform. One roustabout signaled to the crane operator that he was prepared for the lift. The crane operator lifted the basket at the same time a wave dropped the boat causing one roustabout to lose his grip and fall an estimated 6 feet from the personnel basket to the back deck of the workboat. He was transported to the local hospital where he received treatment for a broken upper left arm. He was released but will not return to work at this time. 05-Feb-2001 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: After breaking out a joint of 2 3/8 inch tubing, the tongs did not open fully. The employee put his left hand in the tongs to free the tubing and the tongs operator jammed the tongs on his hand. The employee suffered lacerations and possibly broken bones. 05-Feb-2001 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: The rig mechanic received a fracture on one leg, above the ankle. He did not discover the fracture until the last week in February 2001. The injury occurred when he got his leg caught between a frame riding basket and a steel beam as he was departing the riding basket. 08-Feb-2001 - Callon Petroleum Operating Company
Remarks: A contract worker sustained a compound fracture to his right arm as he was attempting to latch a set of pipe tongs onto a joint of tubing. He was performing a temporary abandonment operation onboard the platform. He was working on a small, limited space work deck located above the wellhead when he inadvertently placed his arm between the pipe and tongs resulting in injury. The worker was evacuated by Air-Med to the hospital in where he was treated for his injuries. 09-Feb-2001 - Bois d’Arc Offshore Ltd.
Remarks: While personnel were being lifted off the boat in a personnel basket, a swell lifted the boat and caused the boat to strike the bottom of the personnel basket. The personnel fell out of the basket onto the boat. The injuries didn’t appear to be serious. 16-Feb-2001 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: The rig’s chief electrician was removing the lower motor/gear box assembly from the area on top of the derrick elevator. A chain fall was attached to the gearbox prior to unbolting it. When the gearbox was disengaged from the elevator track, the elevator fell between 2 - 2 ½ feet. When the elevator dropped, the electrician’s left leg was caught between the moving car and the stationary doorframe, injuring his foot and leg area. 01-Mar-2001 - Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Remarks: While tripping pipe in hole, the bleeder valve was hanging off pipe handler by a steel lanyard. The bleeder valve hung up on the elevator and broke its lanyard. The valve then fell to the floor and struck a floorman. The injury was relatively minor. 03-Mar-2001 - Newfield Exploration Company
Remarks: While attempting to board 4 personnel from the boat to the platform, 3 of the 4 personnel on the basket had to step off, but the 4th one failed to let go and get off the basket. By that time, the boat had drifted and the basket was being pulled across the deck. The basket struck a fuel tank on the deck, and the employee was thrown off the basket resulting in a fall onto the back of the boat. The employee was then flown to a hospital, and it was determined that the femur on the right leg was broken. 05-Mar-2001 - Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Remarks: A contract employee was injured when he fell off a crane personnel basket while being lifted from a motor vessel onto the above platform. His head hit the side rail of the boat, rendering him unconscious for a short period of time. 05-Mar-2001 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: A rig floorhand injured his right knee when he slipped on a wet wood deck while walking across the rig floor near the rotary table. The injury was not detected until he went to the doctor later on his days off. 08-Mar-2001 - Burlington Resources Offshore Inc.
Remarks: The assistant driller (person later injured) was using a riding belt supported by a line from an air tugger winch (air tugger line no. 1). The riding belt includes an underlying board to facilitate sitting on it. A different air tugger line (air tugger line no. 2) was attached to pipe elevators while they were being changed on the PRS (pipe racking system). While preparing to lay down the elevators, "air tugger line no. 2" was shackled over the "air line no. 1" (the one attached to the assistant driller's riding belt). At that time, the assistant driller was suspended approximately 20 feet above the rig floor. The weight of the "air tugger line no. 2" (that was shackled over "air tugger line no. 1) was overbalanced. The shackle on "air tugger line no. 2" then started to slide up along "air tugger line no. 1. When the shackle reached the top pulley on the "air tugger line no. 1" the shackled abruptly stopped. This yanked on "air tugger line no. 1" and caused a violent upward motion of the riding belt. The assistant driller was jerked upward into the claw arm on the PRS. The leg of the assistant driller was caught between the board (underneath the riding belt) and the guard around the electrical box mounted on the PRS. This resulted in a fracture of the assistant driller’s upper left leg. 15-Mar-2001 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: A rig floorhand was shocked while attempting to disconnect a high-pressure hose from a 110 VAC electrical pressure washer. He received a contusion to his lower back when, in an attempt to disengage himself from the hot current, he fell away from the shock. Apparently, the pressure washer was not properly grounded. 22-Mar-2001 - El Paso Production Company
Remarks: A contract operator was in the process of changing out filters on the potable water system when he was struck in the face with the top lid of the potable water canister. He had completed the task and was pressuring up on the canister when the lid struck him. 23-Mar-2001 - Burlington Resources Offshore Inc.
Remarks: While removing a valve cover from a second stage compressor cylinder, trapped gas forced the valve cover to be blown off striking the contract mechanic in the face. Injuries he received were a broken left jaw with torn ligaments, fractured left cheek, and a laceration above the left eye extending to his ear. He was working with a platform operator, but was alone at the time of accident. He was released from hospital on 25 March 2001. 31-Mar-2001 - Westport Resources Corporation
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