BOEM Safety Alerts

Safety Alerts are posted by the BOEM to inform the offshore oil and gas industry of the circumstances surrounding an accident or a near miss.

They also contain recommendations that should help prevent the recurrence of such an incident on the OCS.

Doc # Title Effective Date
38 Fatality -- Man Knocked Overboard 2/26/1976
35 Fire -- Choke Cap Blows Off 2/2/1976
36 Fatality 2/2/1976
33 Flash Fire -- Men Burned 1/14/1976
34 Fire -- Leaking Glass Sight Gage 1/14/1976
31 Oil Spill -- Loading Diesel Fuel 11/14/1975
32 Welding Operation Ignites Condensate 11/14/1975
30 Fire in Generator Turbine 11/3/1975
29 Heater Explodes -- Man Injured 10/14/1975
28 Weld Fails -- Derrick Collapses 8/18/1975
27 Gas in Generator Room Explodes 7/21/1975
25 Man Falls from Derrick Ladder -- Fatality 7/9/1975
26 Crown Block on Workover Rig Fails -- Fatality 7/9/1975
24 Shallow Gas Blowouts -- One Rig Lost 6/2/1975
23 Sump Tank Fire -- Man Burned 5/6/1975
22 Cap Blows off of Choke Body -- Man Burned 4/30/1975
21 Traveling Block Falls -- Fatality 4/16/1975
20 Crane Accident -- Fatality 2/24/1975
18 Men Drowned 2/13/1975
19 Safety System Failure -- Oil Spill 2/13/1975