5 July 2000
Alert 00 – 23 Guardrail Failures WHAT HAPPENED: Recent offshore accidents, including one fatality, occurred as a result of guardrail failures. In one case, a guardrail failed during
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5 June 2000
Alert 00 – 17 Helicopter Loading / Unloading Practices WHAT HAPPENED: A helicopter arrived at a rig and was met two roustabouts to unload cargo. The pilot
5 May 2000
Alert 00 – 13 Lost Time Incident – Broken Finger WHAT HAPPENED: While attempting to remove the BOP remote closing unit from the rig floor during rig
5 April 2000
Alert 00 – 11 Casing Stabbing Basket Incidents WHAT HAPPENED: A fatal incident occurred when an employee was folding up the standing platform of the stabbing basket while
5 March 2000
Alert 00 – 08 Microwave Oven Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker heated a cup of water in a microwave oven. When he removed it from the
5 January 2000
Alert 00 – 01 Spider Bite WHAT HAPPENED: An offshore rig employee reported that he had a sore on his leg and asked for a bandage. The
6 November 1999
Alert 99 – 35 SCBA Facepiece Safety Notice WHAT HAPPENED: A safety design defect has been found with the exhalation valve on the MSA (Mine Safety Appliances Company)
6 August 1999
Alert 99 – 26 Standing Under Suspended Load WHAT HAPPENED: A sub-sea engineer was fatally injured while working on a semi-submersible rig. The deceased was standing inside the
6 August 1999
Alert 99 – 24 Cementing Casing WHAT HAPPENED: After running approximately 1,600 feet of 8-5/8 inch casing a floorhand climbed onto the top of the casing and cementing