Fatalities – 1993
February 12, 1993 – Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
| Investigation: | Complete | Activity: | Development |
| Lease: | 00464 | Event(s): | Fatality – Explosion |
| Area: | South Timbalier | Operation: | Abandonment |
| Block: | 152 | Cause: | Explosion |
| Rig/Platform: | Platform E | Water Depth: | 137 feet |
Remarks:The fatality occurred while a diver was in the process of cutting a window in the 10 ¾ inch casing 138 feet below the surface. The surface personnel heard an explosion on the diver's monitor. A standby diver went into the water immediately and when he reached the other diver he found him unconscious and his helmet off. The injured diver later died in the decompression chamber of cardiac arrest.
September 2, 1993 – Phillips Petroleum Company
| Investigation: | Complete | Activity: | Development |
| Lease: | 00434 | Event(s): | Fatality |
| Area: | Ship Shoal | Operation: | Production |
| Block: | 149 | Cause: | Fall |
| Rig/Platform: | N/A | Water Depth: | N/A |
Remarks: A man fell forty feet off a stabbing board striking his head.