101 – Tanks

16 November 2001

Alert 01 – 41 Temporary Opening in Stairway Causes Fatal Incident

Alert 01 – 41 Temporary Opening in Stairway Causes Fatal Incident WHAT HAPPENED: A tank was taken out of service for repair. The scope of work included
16 October 2001

Alert 01 – 39 Oxygen / Acetylene Torch Catches Fire and Explodes

Alert 01 – 39 Oxygen / Acetylene Torch Catches Fire and Explodes WHAT HAPPENED: A worker was using an Oxygen/Acetylene torch setup on a cart, a portable
9 August 2001

Alert 01 – 31 Near Miss – Oxygen Bottle Drops from Crane

Alert 01 – 31 Near Miss – Oxygen Bottle Drops from Crane WHAT HAPPENED: While lifting an Oxygen/Acetylene assembly with a crane, an oxygen bottle came off
9 July 2001

Alert 01 – 28 Fatality Involving Watertight Door

Alert 01 – 28 Fatality Involving Watertight Door WHAT HAPPENED: A worker’s body was found caught between a hydraulic powered watertight door and the door jam in the
9 July 2001

Alert 01 – 25 PPE-Goggles Needed for Moving/Handling Chemicals

Alert 01 – 25 PPE-Goggles Needed for Moving/Handling Chemicals WHAT HAPPENED: A first aid type incident took place recently involving a short service employee (SSE) who was
9 July 2001

Alert 01 – 23 Improper Storage of Materials

Alert 01 – 23 Improper Storage of Materials WHAT HAPPENED: Sack material was stored on top of five-gallon plastic containers filled with chemicals. The plastic containers collapsed under
5 March 2000

Alert 00 – 09 Ground/Bonding Wire

Alert 00 – 09 Ground/Bonding Wire WHAT HAPPENED: A contract service company that cleans tanks and vessels experienced an explosion inside a special high-capacity vacuum truck used to
5 February 2000

Alert 00 – 04 Wrong Load Causes Crane Collapse

Alert 00 – 04 Wrong Load Causes Crane Collapse WHAT HAPPENED: A hydraulic platform crane failed while lifting a 14,500 lb. (6525 kg) tank from a supply
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 16 Stored Energy Hazards

Alert 98 – 16 Stored Energy Hazards WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was seriously injured when the cap at the end of a top drive accumulator blew