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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has established a panel to investigate the death of a worker at a Gulf of Mexico offshore platform earlier this month.
The accident occurred May 15, 2021, at Eugene Island Block 158, Platform #14, which is operated by Fieldwood Energy. As reported by the company, the accident occurred during a non-emergency casing pressure test on a shut-in well. No other personnel were injured and there was no threat to the environment.
The platform is located about 125 miles southwest of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico.
“Our sincerest condolences go out to the worker’s family and friends, said BSEE Gulf of Mexico Regional Director Lars Herbst
The BSEE has established a panel to investigate a fatality that occurred on May 15 at Eugene Island Block 158, Platform 14.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Gulf of Mexico has announced that it has established a panel to investigate a fatality that occurred on May 15 at Eugene Island Block 158, Platform #14, which is operated by Fieldwood Energy.
A team of BSEE investigators, inspectors, and engineers will review information provided through operator, contract employees, witnesses, and subject matter expert interviews, the BSEE noted, adding that investigators will also analyze any evidence from forensic testing. The organization said the panel will issue a report with its findings regarding the causes and make recommendations on how to strengthen existing safety measures once the investigation is completed.
Helicopter Crash Latest: Civil Aviation Authority investigates
The South African Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that its investigation into Monday s helicopter crash is underway.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority’s (SACAA) Accident and Incident Investigations Division is investigating the cause of the helicopter crash that claimed two lives in Durban on Monday.
Two people were killed, the pilot and his student, when the helicopter crashed into the Umgeni River near the N2 freeway in Springfield Park. Watch the video of the rescue operations here.
Paramedics and rescue workers battled to access the helicopter crash site in the water to retrieve the two bodies.