Safety Alerts

Safety Alerts are tools used by BSEE to inform the offshore oil and gas industry of the circumstances surrounding an incident or a near miss. They also contain recommendations that should help prevent the recurrence of such an incident on the OCS.

National Safety Alerts
Joint Safety Alerts
Regional Safety Alerts

National Safety Alerts
Number	Date Issued	Title
10	11/10/2011	Safety Alert for the Macondo Well Blowout
9	05/25/2011	SAFETY ALERT: Heater-Treater Fire Forces Evacuation of Platform
8	03/31/2009	Quality Variations Discovered in Oil and Gas Pipe Components Made of Duplex Steel
7	07/28/2003	Equipment Collapse During Workover Operation Results in a Serious Near Miss
6	11/05/2002	Cellular Phones and Other Risks in Classified Areas (Update)
5	03/06/2002	Cell Phone Results in Fire
4	10/06/2000	Shackle Failures (Revised March 31, 2009)
3	04/07/2000	Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Cylinders - Possible Ruptures
2	02/02/2000	Annular Gas Migration as a Result of Poor Cement Jobs
1	11/05/1998	Crane Accidents, Fatalities, Injuries

BOEMRE/USCG Joint Safety Alerts
Number	Date Issued	Title
2	04/30/2010	Safety Alert on the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Fire Resulting in Multiple Fatalities and Release of Oil
1	01/10/2003	Fall Hazards Associated with Temporary Deck Openings on Fixed Offshore Facilities

Gulf of Mexico Safety Alerts
Number	Title	Effective Date
301	Fall/Fatality during P&A/Platform Abandonment: Supervision, Operational, Equipment, and Organization Errors	04/13/2012
300	Unplanned Emergency Disconnect Sequence (EDS) of the Lower Marine Riser Package	03/09/2012
299	Failure to Properly Bleed Tubing Hanger Void Results in Injury	01/31/2012
298	Electric Line Failure from Corrosion Results in Injury	12/30/2011
297	Potable Water Pressure Tank Bladder Rupture	09/29/2011
296	Catastropic Failures in Mooring Systems Possibly Put Floating Structures at Risk	05/12/2011
295	Compressor Fire Resulting from Separated Fuel Line Coupling	04/06/2011
294	Blowout Preventer Automatic Mode (Deadman) Activation	04/14/2011
293	Platform RTU Battery Charger Fire	03/21/2011
292	Synthetic Base Mud (SBM) Inadvertently Discharged Overboard	02/22/2011
291	Cutting into Process Piping Results in Pollution Event	01/10/2011
290	Plugged Flame Arrestor Results in Rupture of Oil Storage Tanks	10/14/2010
289	Failure to Follow Lock-Out/Tag-Out Procedures Results in Gas Release	09/27/2010
288	Pipe Handling Operations Result in Fatality	07/07/2010
287	Hot Bolting Fire	06/06/2010
286	Fire Inside AC Evaporator Enclosure	12/15/2009
285	Compressor Starter Exhaust Flash Fire	12/15/2009
284	Diverter Flow Event	12/15/2009
283	Crane Shock-Loading resulting from Casing Jack’s Hydraulic Hose Fitting Failure	12/07/2009
282	Job Safety Analysis (JSA)	07/23/2009
281	Drilling Rig Air-Operated Hoist Operation Fatality	07/23/2009
280	Worker Fatally Struck by Moving Pipe During Pipelay Operations	05/13/2009
279	Nylon Sling Failure	04/14/2009
278	One Killed when Oil Pollution Pan Falls	04/07/2009
277	Mechanical Motion Equipment Injuries	03/11/2009
276	Job Safety Analysis (JSA)	02/17/2009
275	Wellhead Damage Caused by Hurricane	01/28/2009
274	Wireline BOP and Lubricator Ejection into GOM	12/08/2008
273	Drilling Rig Generator Electrical Equipment Fire	10/23/2008
272	Corroded Ring Gasket Causes Loss of Well Control	11/12/2008
271	Motor Vessel to Platform Boat Landing Transfer Fatality	10/22/2008
270	Dresser-Rand D-VIP Compressor Cylinder Head Replacement for Acorn Nut Part Number TEVM0001	10/15/2008
269	Loss of Well Control from Sustained Casing Pressure	10/08/2008
268	Traveling Block Assembly Strikes Crown Block	10/02/2008
267	Post-Hurricane Recovery, Repair and Construction Efforts	09/23/2008
266	Trouble Shooting Production Platform Upset Problems	09/23/2008
265	Pipeline Ruptures – 870 Barrels of Crude Oil Spilled	07/09/2008
264	Dynamic Pipeline Riser Inspection, Maintenance, and Monitoring Records on OCS Floating Facilities	07/07/2008
263	Pipeline Pump Fire	05/05/2008
262	Sudden Crane Boom Crash Injures One	04/30/2008
261	Manually Operated Drains	04/30/2008
260	Guide Post Fails Catastrophically, Causes Fatality	04/24/2008
259	Catastrophic Failures in Mooring Systems Possibly Put Floating Structures at Risk	01/16/2008
258	Falling Debris Causes Injury	01/16/2008
257	Three Crane Accidents Caused by Improper Rigging	01/10/2008
256	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning	01/02/2008
255	Compressor Explosion	11/24/2007
254	Failing Drill Pipe Causes Fatality	09/26/2007
253	Plug and Abandonment of Non-producing Wells and Facilities	08/01/2007
252	Retrieving Storm Packers	07/30/2007
251	Collapse of Pipe Supporting Coil Tubing Causes Drowning	07/11/2007
250	Plug and Abandonment Operations Lead to Fatality and Brief Loss of Well Control	06/12/2007
249	Training	02/13/2007
248	Stainless Steel Tubing-Related Fires	12/28/2006
247	Fatality on Storm-Damaged Platform	12/11/2006
246	Stainless Steel Tubing-Related Fires	12/06/2006
245	Serious Fire Caused by Methanol Sprayed from Duct-Tape Repaired Hose	11/09/2006
244	Two Injured in Separate Incidents from Lack of Fall Protection and Improper Supervision	11/07/2006
243	Unplanned Riser Disconnect Results in Spill	09/06/2006
242	2006 Fatalities	08/23/2006
241	Shallow-Gas Blowout and Rig Evacuation	07/06/2006
240	Conducting Activities In the Vicinity of Offshore Pipelines	06/05/2006
239	Casing Bleed-down into Plastic Drum Results in Fire on Platform	03/02/2006
238	Floorhand Crushed During a Through-Rotary Man-Riding Operation	03/01/2006
237	Post-Hurricane Construction Fatality and Other Incidents	02/14/2006
236	Fatality Caused by Snagged Stabbing Board	02/03/2006
235	Multiple Cable Transit Failures	12/15/2005
234	Potential Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators(amends Safety Alert No. 233)	12/09/2005
233	Potential Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators	11/30/2005
232	Tropical Storm Preparedness	06/06/2005
231	Human Engineering Factors Result in Increasing Number of Riser Disconnects	05/31/2005
230	Equipment Failure on Deepwater Rig While Running Casing in Open Waters	05/03/2005
229	Inadequate Job Planning Results in Atmospheric Release of Gas	04/04/2005
228	Vent Gas Migrates Through Cable Entrance Hole, Motor Control Center Explodes	03/24/2005
227	Explosion and Fire on Platform Caused by Improper Welding and Burning Practice	03/08/2005
226	Pressure Rise to Surface after Cementing Leads to Burst Casing and Loss of Control	01/28/2005
225	Fatality on Rig Caused by Snagged Barricade	01/14/2005
224	Erroneous Activation of Dump Valve Causes Loss of 165 bbls of Oil-BasedMud	12/29/2004
223	Loss of Well Control	11/29/2004
222	Riser Flexible Joints	07/14/2004
221	Hanger Failure and Ejection Lead to Well Control Incident	06/24/2004
220	Lifting Fatality	06/17/2004
219	Loss of Well Control While Drilling Surface Hole	02/09/2004
218	Fall Results in Fatality	01/09/2004
217	Loss of Control Associated with Setting Surface Casing	12/04/2003
216	Loss of Well Control: Annular Flow After Cementing	10/22/2003
215	Diving Fatality	10/06/2003
214	Flash Fire and Explosion from Inadequately Vented Production Vessel	07/15/2003
213	Marine Riser Failure	06/11/2003
212	Shallow Gas Blowout and Rig Evacuation	02/24/2003
211	Pipeline Safety Joints	02/24/2003
210	Blowout After Cementing Surface Casing	01/08/2003
209	Crane Accident on the Norwegian OCS	12/20/2002
208	Loss of Well Control	12/19/2002
207	Rental Crane Bracing Failure Results in Fatality	12/18/2002
206	Fall Through V-Door Opening Results in Fatality	12/09/2002
205	Blowout Results in Fatality and Injuries	10/31/2002
204	Pipe Rack Finger Failure Results in Fatality and Injury	09/20/2002
203	Job Safety Analysis (JSA)	08/22/2002
202	Temporary Crane Support Failure - Fatality	06/16/2002
201	Viton "O" - Rings Failure	06/16/2002
200	Subsea Equipment Failure to Deepwater GOM Pollution	05/29/2002
199	Blowout and Fire	11/15/2001
198	Drilling Accident Results in Fatality	11/08/2001
197	Environmental Design Criteria	08/03/2001
196	Cranes	07/23/2001
195	Riser Skate/Casing Handling Carts	06/01/2001
194	Guardrails	04/30/2001
193	Fall Results in Fatality	02/28/2001
192 revised	Water Survival Craft	01/29/2001
191	Drillship Draw Works Failure	12/02/2000
190	Fall Results in Fatality	09/22/2000
189	Guardrails	07/19/2000
188	Fire with Fatality and Injury	05/02/2000
187	Coiled Tubing Incidents	04/10/2000
186	Accidental Disconnect of Marine Drilling Risers	03/10/2000
185	Installation and Inspection of Concrete Mats	11/22/99
184	Fire with Fatality and Injuries	11/19/99
183	Electrical Shock Hazard	11/16/99
182	Post-Hurricane Startup Procedures Fail to Identify Pipeline Damage Resulting in Oil Spill	10/19/99
181	Rig Collapse with Fatalities and Injuries	04/28/99
180	Deepwater Gulf of Mexico OCS Currents	03/04/99
179	Drilling Accident Results in One Fatality	02/24/99
178	Trawl Net Snags Pipeline, Resulting in Oil Spill	02/23/99
177	Casing Blowdown Accident and Fatality	02/09/99
176	Mud Logging Unit Explosion and Fire	07/22/98
175	List of Safety Alerts Concerning Crane Accidents	07/20/98
174	Accumulation of Gas in Living Quarters Results in Explosion, Fire, and Injuries	11/26/97
173	Pig Launcher Explosion Results in Two Fatalities	08/28/97
172	Personnel Overexposed to Carbon Monoxide	08/27/97
171	List of Safety Alerts and Accident Investigation Reports Concerning Blowouts	08/27/97
170	Stabbing Board Fatality and Injury	11/06/96
169	Personnel Falls Result in Three Fatalities	11/04/96
168	Twisted Valve Stem and Ineffective Level Safety High Result in Oil Spill	08/19/96
167	Retrieval of Back-Pressure Valve Results in Loss of Well Control	06/17/96
166	Lifting of Personnel by Crane Proves Fatal	06/11/96
165	Shallow Gas Flows While Cementing Surface Casing	04/03/95
164	Attempt to Stand Gravel Pack Assembly in Derrick Proves Fatal	12/16/94
163	Installation of Elevator Links (Bails)	12/16/94
162	Accidents on the OCS Involving Drilling Rigs, Derrick Barges, Pipeline Lay Barges, and Anchor-handling Vessels	03/09/94
161	Production Platform Gas Discharge Points	02/02/93
160	Exposed Subsea Valve Assemblies Create Hazards	06/18/91
159	Welder Burned in Pipeline Accident	08/23/90
158	Water-treating Facility Upset Leads to Fire on Production Platform	08/23/90
157	Wireline Accident Involving the Formation of an Ice Plug in the Lubricator	07/19/89
156	Fire on the Water Beneath Facilities	07/06/88
155	Fire on Glycol Reboiler Due to Carry-over and Uninsulated Compressor Exhaust	06/14/88
154	Flash Fire During Portable Well Testing Operations	03/18/88
153	Fire Caused by Cutting Torch Used to Cut Tubing	02/12/88
152	Circulating with Natural Gas Through Coil Tubing	06/19/87
151	Explosion of Accumulated Gas in the Engine Room of a Supply Vessel Servicing an Offshore Facility	02/12/87
150	Fire Occurs During Cutting Operation to Install Casing Head	07/24/86
149	Compressor Blowdown Leads to Fire	05/13/86
148	Pipe Nipple Fatigue and Inadequate Insulation Cause Compressor Fire	03/27/86
147	Fire from Generator Engine Exhaust Leak Igniting Fiberglass Panel	03/17/86
146	Fire During Production Equipment Dismantling Operations	02/21/86
145	Tubing String Equipment Failure During a Plug and Abandonment Operation	08/22/85
144	Uncontrolled Shallow Gas Flow	01/23/86
143	Compressor Fire During Maintenance Operation	08/15/85
142	Pollution Because of Failure of Level Safety High Sensor and Level Controller	06/20/85
141	Fire in Rental Generator on Production Platform	06/20/85
140	Uncontrolled Well Flow and Pollution During Workover Operations	06/18/85
139	Pollution from Production Operations Due to Rupture Disc Failure	05/29/85
138	Fire and Injury During Welding Operations in Derrick	05/29/85
137	Personal Injury During Well Test	03/21/85
136	Air Volume Tank Explosion	02/11/85
135	Pollution from Diesel Fuel Tank Transfer	02/13/85
134	Pipeline Pump Fire	02/08/85
133	Degreaser Fire	02/13/85
132	Supply Gas Fire	02/13/85
131	Pollution	07/20/84
130	Fire	07/06/84
129	Welding Explosion and Injury	06/15/84
128	Platform Fire	07/31/84
127	Injury While Retesting Blowout Preventers	06/15/84
126	Welding/Burning Accidents	03/27/84
125	Crane Accidents	03/27/84
124	Pedestal Crane Boom Wire Rope Failure	03/27/84
123	Shallow Gas Blowout	01/05/84
122	Injury Due to Failure to Coordinate Activities	12/15/83
121	Injury During Cementing Operations	11/28/83
120	Fire During Turbine Compressor Start-up	10/03/83
119	Successful Diverter System Operation to Control Shallow Gas Flow	10/03/83
118	Prohibited Use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	10/03/83
117	Fatality While Testing Gas Turbine Meter	10/03/83
116	Fire While Starting Diesel Engine with Gas-driven Engine	08/08/83
115	Fire	07/18/83
114	Fire	07/18/83
113	Fire	07/18/83
112	Fire	05/16/83
111	Blowout and Fire	05/13/83
110	Fire	03/24/83
109	Fire	03/24/83
108	Explosion and Fire	12/17/82
107	Fire	06/08/82
106	Blowout	08/28/81
105	Welding Accident	07/28/81
104	Crane Accident	07/28/81
103	Blowout	06/30/81
102	Fire	06/08/81
101	Explosion	06/08/81
100	Explosion -- Fire	03/30/81
99	Construction Accident -- Fatality	03/05/81
98	Flash Fire	06/20/80
97	Welding -- Fire	06/22/80
96	Crane Accident	06/20/80
95	Crane Accident -- Fatality	01/22/80
94	Pig Trap Ruptures	01/18/80
93	Flowline Parts -- Injury	12/29/79
92	Testing of Subsurface Safety Valves	12/26/79
91	Fall -- Fatality	12/10/79
90	Hose Ruptures -- Fatality	12/05/79
89	Blowout and Fire -- 8 Fatalities	11/15/79
88	Fire -- Men Burned	09/10/79
87	Oil Spill	07/26/79
86	Fatality	07/25/79
85	Fire -- Two Fatalities	05/23/79
84	Fatality	03/16/79
83	Fire -- Oil Sprays from Valve	03/09/79
82	Compressor Fires	12/15/78
81	Blowout	12/01/78
80	Gas Fire -- Extensive Platform Damage	11/17/78
79	Fatality and Injury -- Crane Accident	11/08/78
78	Explosion and Fire	10/27/78
77	Fire -- Generator Building	10/18/78
76	Injury -- Glass Liquid Level Gauge Ruptures	10/06/78
75	Helicopter Crashes -- 17 Fatalities	09/20/78
74	Oil Spill -- Transfer Hose (A Reissuance)	09/05/78
73	Gas Leak from Subsea BOP Stack While Circulating Out Kick	09/05/78
72	Explosion -- Fire	08/21/78
71	Fire -- Boiler Ignited	08/02/78
70	Blowout During Workover	06/12/78
69	Blowout -- Platform Loss	12/06/77
68	Explosion	11/09/77
67	Fatality	10/26/77
66	Blowouts from Surface Casing -- Conductor Casing Annulus	09/26/77
65	Fatality -- Crane Accident	06/13/77
64	Uncontrolled Gas Flow	05/05/77
63	Oil Spill -- Fuel Transfer Hose Broke	05/04/77
62	Snubbing Operations Fire -- Man Burned	04/15/77
61	Explosion -- Fire	04/12/77
60	Gas Starter Fire -- Man Burned	03/21/77
59	Compressor Explosion	03/11/77
58	Fatality -- Stabbing Board Falls	03/11/77
57	Fatality -- Crane Accident	03/11/77
56	Fire -- Glycol Ignited	02/10/77
55	Oil Spill --Safety Equipment Failure	01/21/77
54	Welding Fire	01/13/77
53	Compressor Explosion	01/13/77
52	Fire -- Fuel Hose Ruptured	11/16/76
51	Fatality -- Falling Object	11/05/76
50	Flash Fire -- Man Burned	11/05/76
49	Oil Spill -- Safety Equipment Failure	09/01/76
48	Flash Fire -- Men Burned	07/09/76
47	Fatality -- Man Struck by Falling Object	07/09/76
46	Fire -- Lube Oil on Engine Exhaust	07/09/76
45	Tubing Blows Out of Well -- Men Injured	06/23/76
44	Man Falls -- Fatality	06/21/76
43	Shallow Gas Blowout	06/21/76
42	Hydraulic Pump Reservoir Ruptures -- Minor Injury	05/25/76
41	Fatality	05/03/76
40	Beam Falls -- Man Injured	04/20/76
39	Fire -- Hydraulic Hose Ruptures	03/23/76
38	Fatality -- Man Knocked Overboard	02/26/76
37	Man Falls -- Serious Injury	02/26/76
36	Fatality	02/02/76
35	Fire -- Choke Cap Blows Off	02/02/76
34	Fire -- Leaking Glass Sight Gage	01/14/76
33	Flash Fire -- Men Burned	01/14/76
32	Welding Operation Ignites Condensate	11/14/75
31	Oil Spill -- Loading Diesel Fuel	11/14/75
30	Fire in Generator Turbine	11/03/75
29	Heater Explodes -- Man Injured	10/14/75
28	Weld Fails -- Derrick Collapses	08/18/75
27	Gas in Generator Room Explodes	07/21/75
26	Crown Block on Workover Rig Fails -- Fatality	07/09/75
25	Man Falls from Derrick Ladder -- Fatality	07/09/75
24	Shallow Gas Blowouts -- One Rig Lost	06/02/75
23	Sump Tank Fire -- Man Burned	05/06/75
22	Cap Blows off of Choke Body -- Man Burned	04/30/75
21	Traveling Block Falls -- Fatality	04/16/75
20	Crane Accident -- Fatality	02/24/75
19	Safety System Failure -- Oil Spill	02/13/75
18	Men Drowned	02/13/75
17	Fire -- Men Burned	11/27/74
16	Fatality	11/26/74
15	Fatality -- Lubricator Fails	11/27/74
14	Fire -- Capsized Barge Ruptures Gas Line	11/27/74
13	Fire -- Chlorine Gas	11/20/74
12	Boat Collides with Well	11/27/74
11	Heater-Treater Fire	10/17/74
10	Stem Blowout of Grove B-4 Ball Valves	08/15/74
9	Series of Accidents	08/01/74
8	Catalytic Gas Heaters	11/19/73
7	Lack of Adequate Supervision by Lease Operator of Contract Personnel	11/16/73
6	Barrels of Deadly Poisonous Cyanide Adrift in the Gulf	09/17/73
5	Flash Fires/Explosions	06/15/73
4	Flash Fire -- Cutting and Welding	01/09/73
3	Flash Fire -- Glycol Gas Dehydrator Unit	01/03/73
2	Shallow Drilling Hazards	12/13/72
1	Flash Fire from Liquid Phase Heat Transfer Unit	09/22/72