27 June 2007
Alert 07 – 20 Labeling Chemicals WHAT HAPPENED: A crew on a rig used a solvent to prepare the doghouse floor for painting. They applied the solvent
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27 May 2007
Alert 07 – 16 Mud Overflow Incident WHAT HAPPENED: While filling a trip tank with drilling fluid, the Driller started another task and failed to monitor the
1 June 2006
Alert 06 – 22 Near Miss Exploding Battery WHAT HAPPENED: Mechanic’s helper was moving a charged battery on a two – wheeled dolly with one battery cable
2 September 2005
Alert 05 – 33 Labeling of Containers – Hazardous Material Incident WHAT HAPPENED: An employee transferred methanol from a storage drum to a plastic drinking water container
2 July 2005
Alert 05 – 27 Suction Tank Confined Space Hazard WHAT HAPPENED: While in the process of cleaning the rig mud pump suction tank, two employees had entered
1 May 2005
Alert 05 – 18 Inadvertent Unlatching of Wellhead Connector WHAT HAPPENED: Recently a semi submersible inadvertently unlatched the subsea wellhead connector on a recently perforated well. Upon the
1 March 2005
Alert 05 – 10 Battery Explodes While Being Jump Started WHAT HAPPENED: In a recent rig incident a 12 volt battery exploded while being jump started. The
1 February 2005
Alert 05 – 05 Battery Charging, Ventilation, and Storage WHAT HAPPENED: Recently we had an explosion of a battery deck box that contained the batteries for the
3 November 2004
Alert 04 – 45 Dangers of Foam Sealant WHAT HAPPENED: Recently while performing hot work operations an employee suffered exposure to a substance that caused severe irritation
