Incident Disclosure 2017

Electrical and Dropped Object Incidents

June 23, 2017

ExxonMobil has reported two incidents that occurred on the Hebron Platform. On June 20th, a worker cut into a live electrical cable. There were no injuries as a result. On June 23rd, a metal object weighing approximately 10lbs fell in the centre shaft impacting three workers. The workers received minor injuries and were assessed by the Platform nurse. ExxonMobil suspended all work on the platform following the second incident. Operations will not be permitted to resume until the CNLOPB’s Chief Safety Officer is satisfied that it is safe to do so.

Media Contacts:

Lynn Evans
Public Affairs
(709) 273-1583
Lynn.evans@exxonmobil.com

C-NLOPB
Sean Kelly APR, FCPRS
Manager of Public Relations
(709) 778-1418
(709) 689-0713 (Cell)
skelly@cnlopb.ca


Incident Disclosures 2017

DateUpdate
Dec 11, 2017Injured Worker
Jul 14, 2017Helicopter Landing Gear Deployment Problem
Jun 23, 2017Electrical and Dropped Object Incidents
Apr 19, 2017High Potential Near Miss/Dropped Object
Mar 30, 2017Near Miss – Iceberg Approaches Close to the SeaRose FPSO
Mar 28, 2017Unauthorized Discharge of BOP Control Fluid
Mar 21, 2017Helicopter Return to Base
Mar 7, 2017High Potential Near Miss/Dropped Object
Mar 1, 2017Flame Detection