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Gulf
of Mexico Region Injuries – 2004 (43 incidents – 58 injuries total) 04-Jan- 2004 – Westport Oil and Gas Company
Remarks: While riding the man rider in the derrick, a crewman was struck in the head by an 8-inch vent pipe he was attempting to remove. The pipe had been lifted by the air hoist but had not been tied and suspended at the center. When the flanged end of the pipe was disconnected, the pipe flipped over striking the crewman in the head. He sustained cuts to the forehead and back of head and swelling in the face and head. His head was bandaged at the scene to stop the bleeding and he was transported to the hospital in a medivac helicopter. 05-Jan-2004 – Chevron Texaco Corporation
Remarks: Several operators were attempting to close a header valve with a pipe wrench. One man was pulling on the wrench when the valve jumped suddenly in the closed position causing the wrench to strike him just below the knee cap. He is expected to be absent from work from 4 to 6 weeks. 19-Jan-2004 – Newfield Exploration Company
Remarks: Two operators had just replaced the sight glass on the LLOG Methanol skid and were in the process of putting it back into service when the sight glass ruptured scattering glass particles which struck both men. One operator had blurred vision in his left eye and a cut to the left ring finger which required stitches. He was held over for a CAT scan as a precaution. The other man was treated for minor cuts with butterfly bandaids and released. Both men were wearing full PPE including safety glasses. 01-Feb-2004 – PetroQuest Energy, LLC
Remarks: Employee was standing on a wellhead securing the lubricator to the top of the tree using a 24” pipe wrench. When he applied force to the wrench, the wrench slipped and the employee lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet onto the deck below. He was transported to a medical facility on shore. 01-Feb-2004 – Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Remarks: The hoist operator set the 17 7/8” running tool partially on rig floor and partially on a beam elevated 8 inches above the rig floor. The roughneck disconnected the tool from the hoist and released the cable with his right hand when the tool fell off the beam. When the tool fell, the cable slapped his right hand fracturing the right radial bone in his wrist. His arm was splinted at the scene to reduce movement and given ice to reduce swelling. He was transported to the hospital the following morning where his lower right arm will be placed in cast; however, he will have to wait 3 days for the swelling to subside. 28-Feb-2004 – Forest Oil Corporation
Remarks: The platform crane was to begin offloading cargo from the M/V when crane operations were temporarily halted due to an arriving helicopter. The crane operator was watching the arrival of the helicopter when an employee on the M/V became wedged between cargo which appears to have shifted. The injured employee was transported by boat to a nearby platform and subsequently flown to a hospital in Galveston for treatment. 01-Mar-2004 – Anadarko E&P Company LP
Remarks: While using a 24-inch pipe wrench, the employee’s hands slipped off the wrench and the wrench struck him in the head. 06-Mar-2004 – El Paso Production Company
Remarks: A Bell 206L-3 single engine helicopter was substantially damaged following autorotation into the water immediately after takeoff from the platform. The helicopter remained afloat and was later transported to shore for inspection. The helicopter was occupied by the pilot and two contract employees. All three men were transported to the hospital and released the same evening. One passenger sustained minor injuries consisting of scratches, abrasions, and bruises. The NTSB cited a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons as the probable cause (see NTSB factual and probable cause reports). A contributing factor was the floats were not deployed. 17-Mar-2004 – Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corporation
Remarks: H2S was discovered during flow back operations of well A-2 that was completed using acid stimulation. The H2S was found in the Cetco Equipment (atmospheric vent system and water handling equipment). Concentrations of 110-150 PPM H2S were detected with a gas detection probe inside the atmospheric vent system. However, H2S was not detected when the probe was extracted from the vent less than 1 foot away or in the atmosphere. The well was shut-in as a precaution. On March 19th, the well was opened into the test separator for the purpose of atmospheric testing and monitoring for H2S. Maximum H2S levels of 24 PPM were observed within the inlet of the separator which dropped to zero over the next 20 hrs. H2S was not detected in the atmosphere outside of the equipment. Four Cetco employees indicated that they had been exposed to H2S (complained of dizziness, sore throat, etc.) and were sent to the hospital as a precaution. The men were administered oxygen, a saline drip, and X-rayed; however, the hospital could not confirm H2S exposure and the employees were released to full duty the same day. They were subsequently seen by their company physician on March 22nd and determined to be free of any affects of H2S exposure.
22-Mar-2004 – Union Oil Company of California
Remarks: The M/V Jacqueline under contract to Magnum Hunter was en-route to ADTI’s Rig Noble Fri Rodli on WC-295 when it collided with the caisson. Two men received minor injuries. The vessel incurred extensive damage to the bow and the caisson is leaning 30 degrees. 28-Mar-2004 – Unocal Exploration Corporation
Remarks: The rig welder had attached a rope to a 5-inch mooring line that was being lowered by the crane operator. The welder’s leg was struck by the rapidly descending mooring line which pinned his leg against the handrail and fractured his tibia. He was transported by medivac helicopter to the hospital for treatment. 09-Apr-2004 – Exxon Mobil Corporation
Remarks: Employee was injured while making a routine trip into the hole to drill out cement. After a stand of drill pipe was stabbed in the hole, the employee hurriedly engaged the Hawk Jaw on the drill pipe and tightened the connection to pre-torque limits. The Hawk Jaw, which had not been positioned properly on the drill pipe, jarred loose from the top stand and crushed the employee’s left hand between the left control box and the drill pipe. 11-Apr-2004 – Chevron Texaco Corporation
Remarks: The injured person was climbing down the ladder from the snubbing unit basket to the platform deck when he lost his footing. He fell approximately 15 feet to the deck below. The incident occurred during a heavy rain that had just started. 12-Apr-2004 – Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.
Remarks: While removing the radiator from the generator, the radiator became lodged on the heat exchanger. The injured man was helping to free the radiator when it fell over and smashed his hand against the handrail. 19-Apr-2004 – Forest Oil Corporation
Remarks: While attempting to remove the fill-up line from the Bell Nipple on the BOP stack, the floorhand was being lowered through the rotary table in a riding belt on an air hoist line, contrary to established work procedures. While he was in the rotary, which had the bushing removed, the BOP stack shifted pinning the man between the Bell Nipple and the rotary pollution pan causing a serious fracture to the head above his right ear. The injured man was transported to the hospital via medivac helicopter for treatment. 20-Apr-2004 – Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Remarks: The welder’s helper was holding up some free-standing accumulator bottle racks while welding was being performed on the bottle racks. The bottle racks were not secured and tipped over possibly due to the rocking motion of the vessel. The welder’s helper could not support or escape the falling rack which fell on his leg pinching it severely. He was transported to the hospital via medivac helicopter where his leg was amputated. 17-May-2004 – Exxon Mobil Corportion
Remarks: During a lifeboat deployment drill, the lifeboat suddenly tilted possible due to a slipping cable fall on the hoist. One individual in the lifeboat was admitted to the hospital and two others were treated for minor injuries and released. 19-May-2004 – Spinnaker Exploration Company, LLC
Remarks: Contract workers were in the process of replacing the choke and choke seat on the well. They bled down the flow line and removed the hydraulically controlled choke and choke seat from the choke body. The SSV on the tree had been closed from the control panel to allow the flow line and sand knockout to be bled down. No other valves on the tree or flow line were closed except those down stream of the choke body. The cap was then removed from the choke body. At this time, the SSV was mistakenly opened at the control panel and then closed immediately. The lag time between opening and closing the SSV with the control switch allowed the full well volume to flow uncontrolled through the open choke body towards the living quarters. Wind born gas vapors blew over the meter run house and the generator house and ignited. As a result, the living quarters, meter run house, meter runs and telemetry systems, and the main generator were destroyed in the fire. Damage is estimated at $800,000. In addition, two contract workers were seriously injured and had to be taken by boat to an adjacent facility and subsequently transported to the hospital via medivac helicopter. One man sustained unspecified burns and the other man sustained a broken bone when he jumped to a lower deck. 22-May-2004 – Unocal Exploration Corporation
Remarks: The contractor night cook felt pain in his lower back while lifting an object on May 20, 2004. He reported the incident on May 22 and was sent in on a boat on May 23. He subsequently sought medical evaluation on May 24. 23-Jun-2004 – Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.
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