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OGP safety performance

indicators

2004

Report No. 367

May 2005
P ublications

Global experience

The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers has access to a wealth of technical
knowledge and experience with its members operating around the world in many dif-
ferent terrains. We collate and distil this valuable knowledge for the industry to use as
guidelines for good practice by individual members.

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practice throughout the world.
The oil and gas exploration and production industry recognises the need to develop con-
sistent databases and records in certain ﬁelds. The OGP’s members are encouraged to use
the guidelines as a starting point for their operations or to supplement their own policies
and regulations which may apply locally.

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Many of our guidelines have been recognised and used by international authorities and
safety and environmental bodies. Requests come from governments and non-govern-
ment organisations around the world as well as from non-member companies.

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OGP safety performance indicators
2004

Report No: 367

May 2005
The safety statistics for 2004 were derived from data provided by the following companies:

OGP Members
ADNOC
Amerada Hess
Anadarko
BG
BHP
BP
Cairn Energy
ChevronTexaco
CNOOC
ConocoPhillips
Devon Energy
DONG
ENI
ExxonMobil
GNPOC
HOCOL
Kuwait Oil Company
Maersk
Norsk Hydro
OMV
Occidental
PDVSA
Petro-Canada
Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
Premier Oil
PTTEP
Qatar Petroleum
RasGas
RepsolYPF
Saudi Aramco
Shell
Statoil
TNK - BP
Total
Unocal
VICO (Subsidiary of BP but reporting separately)
Yukos
Safety performance of the global E&P industry – 2004 data

Table of contents

1 Summary 1
1.1 Fatalities ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Lost time injuries ........................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Total recordable incidents .............................................................................................................. 2
1.4 Database ............................................................................................................................ 2
2 Overall results 3
2.1 Fatalities ............................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Fatal accident rate ..........................................................................................................................4
2.3 Fatal incident rate .......................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Fatality causes ............................................................................................................................6
2.5 Fatality demography ......................................................................................................................7
2.6 Lost time injury frequency............................................................................................................. 8
2.7 Severity of lost workday cases ........................................................................................................9
2.8 Total recordable incident rate....................................................................................................... 10
2.9 Accident triangles ......................................................................................................................... 11
3 Results by Region 13
3.1 Fatalities ........................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Lost time injury frequency............................................................................................................ 13
3.3 FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling averages .......................................................................................... 14
3.4 Severity of lost workday cases .......................................................................................................16
3.5 Total recordable incident rate........................................................................................................17
3.6 Individual country performance ...................................................................................................17
4 Results by Function 19
4.1 Fatalities ...........................................................................................................................19
4.2 Lost time injury frequency...........................................................................................................20
4.3 Severity of lost workday cases ......................................................................................................20
4.4 Total recordable incident rate........................................................................................................21
4.5 Exploration performance ............................................................................................................. 22
4.6 Drilling performance ................................................................................................................... 24
4.7 Production performance .............................................................................................................. 26
4.8 Other performance ...................................................................................................................... 28
5 Results by Company 31
5.1 Overall company results ...............................................................................................................31
5.2 Company results by function ....................................................................................................... 36
6 Significant incidents 37
7 Conclusions 38
Appendices
Appendix A Database dimensions ....................................................................................................... 39
Appendix B Data tables ....................................................................................................................... 43
Appendix C Fatal incident reports ........................................................................................................55
Appendix D Signiﬁcant incident reports..............................................................................................67
Appendix E Restricted workday analyses ............................................................................................. 73
Appendix F Glossary of terms...............................................................................................................81
Appendix G Contributing companies ...................................................................................................83
Appendix H Countries represented...................................................................................................... 84

Preface

The principal purposes of this report are to present results for these indicators, which are then analysed by
the safety performance of the global E&P industry in region, function and company. A code is used for the
2004, and to compare the performance to that of previ- company results to preserve anonymity. The perform-
ous years. The report allows OGP members and others ance of both companies and contractors is reported.
to benchmark their performance against that of the
Wherever practicable, results are presented graphi-
global E&P industry.
cally. The data underlying the charts are presented in
The key indicators presented are: number of fatalities, Appendix B. The tables are organised according to the
fatal accident rate, lost time injury frequency and total section in the report where the chart appears.
recordable incident rate. The report presents global

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1 Summary

The report summarises the safety performance of the global E&P industry for 2004. It is based on the analysis of
2290 million workhours of data, submitted by 37 companies from operations in 78 countries.
The primary indicators used to benchmark the safety performance of the industry are; number of fatalities, fatal
accident and incident rates, lost time injury frequency, and total recordable incident rate. For the majority of
indicators there has been little change compared to the previous’ years values. However, when viewed over a longer
period, significant improvement remains evident.

1.1 Fatalities
Fatal accident rate
• 18 company and 102 contractor fatalities were per 100 million hours worked
reported in 2004. The total of 120 is 9 more than
#OMPANY
reported in 2003. In addition, 7 third party deaths
were reported (10 less than in the previous year).
#ONTRACTOR

• The increase in the number of fatalities is against

the background of a 2% increase in the number of
workhours reported.

• The overall fatal accident rate (FAR) is 5.2 company/

contractor fatalities per 100 million workhours.

This represents an increase of nearly 6% on last

year’s ﬁgure.

• The company and contractor FAR are 2.82 and
6.18 respectively. Onshore and oﬀshore FAR are

5.00 and 6.02 respectively.

• In line with previous years, the two most common
causes of fatalities are associated with the categories
‘vehicle incidents’ and ‘struck by’ incidents.

• A helicopter crash in USA, in which 9 contractors

and 1 company employee died, was the incident in

which the largest number of casualties occurred. Fatality causes (excluding ‘unknown’)

Air transport
Other 17.5% 12.3%
Caught
between
6.1%
Drowning
4.4%

Electrical
7.9%

Explosion/
Vehicle
burn 4.4%
incidents
21.9% Fall 6.1%

Struck by 19.3%

1.2 Lost time injuries

Lost time injury frequency • The overall Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF)
per million hours worked
decreased from 1.16 in 2003 to 1.09 in 2004. This
represents a 6% decrease compared to 2003 and a
/VERALL
return to the 2002 value.
#ONTRACTOR
#OMPANY • Contractor performance at 1.17 lost time injuries
per million hours worked represents an improve-
ment compared to the previous year’s performance
and a return to the 2002 value.
• The diﬀerence between company and contractor
LTIF has halved compared to last year with the
contractor LTIF being 34% greater than the com-
pany value.
• There were 2371 reported injuries resulting in at
least one day oﬀ work. This equates to an average of
45 such injuries every week of the year, a 7% reduc-
tion on 2003.
• Approximately 256 person-years are estimated to

have been lost by reporting companies and their
contractors as a result of injuries.

1.3 Total recordable incidents

Total recordable incident rate - company & contractors
per million hours worked

/VERALL The rate for all recordable incidents (fatalities, lost
#ONTRACTOR workday cases, restricted workday cases and medical
#OMPANY treatment cases) was 3.94 incidents per million hours
worked. This is a 2% improvement compared to 2003.

1.4 Database

• The database for 2004 embraces 2290 million hours • 37 companies contributed data. All but 2 reported
worked, a 2% increase on 2003 and the highest in statistics for their contractors.
the history of safety data reporting. • Operations in 78 countries are included in the
database.

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2 Overall results

In this section the primary indicators used to measure the industry’s safety performance are presented. These are
the number and nature of fatalities, fatal accident rate (FAR), fatal incident rate (FIR), lost time injury frequency
(LTIF), and total recordable incident rate (TRIR).

2.1 Fatalities

• Company fatalities 18 15% • Company workhours 28%

• Contractor fatalities 102 85% • Contractor workhours 72%
• Onshore fatalities 88 73% • Onshore workhours 77%
• Oﬀshore fatalities 32 27% • Oﬀshore workhours 23%
• Third party fatalities 7

Company/Contractor Fatalities Third Party Fatalities

• There were 120 company and contractor fatalities Not all companies collect and report information asso-
reported in 2004. This is 9 more than were reported ciated with third party fatalities, hence comparison
in 2003. This is against the background of a 2% with previous years needs to be carried out with care.
increase in the number of workhours reported.
• 7 third party fatalities were reported in 2004, com-
• The 120 fatalities occurred in 99 separate inci- pared to 17 in 2003.
dents.
• 6 of the 7 incidents reported were associated with
• The worst reported incident was a helicopter crash vehicle accidents.
in USA, in which 9 contractors and 1 company
employee died. In Nigeria, 4 contractor employees A listing of all fatal incidents appears in Appendix C.
died after being attacked by armed militants and a
further 4 contractors died in a helicopter crash. 3
people died in Iran from suﬀocation after inhaling
H2S.
• 30 of the company/contractor fatalities occurred in
Africa, 28 in FSU and 26 in the Middle East.

2.2 Fatal accident rate (FAR)

• Overall 5.24 (6% worse)§ Fatal accident rate (FAR)

• Company 2.82 (25% worse) The number of company/contractor fatalities
• Contractor 6.18 (2% worse) per 100,000,000 (100 million) hours worked.
• Onshore 5.00 (3% better)
• Oﬀshore 6.02 (45% worse)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003 average

Fatal accident rate - company & contractors

per 100 million hours worked

• The overall fatal accident rate is 5.24 company/con-

/VERALL
#ONTRACTOR tractor fatalities per 100 million workhours. This
#OMPANY represents an increase compared to the 2003 rate
of 4.9.
• The company and contractor FAR values are 2.82
and 6.18 respectively, both higher than last year
(2.26 and 6.06).
• The FAR onshore value of 5.00 shows a small

improvement on the 2003 value of 5.18.
• The oﬀshore FAR of 6.02 is 44% worse than the
2003 value (4.16).
• The FAR onshore and oﬀshore displays a large
variation over the 10 year period shown. Neither is
consistently better.
There has been a slight deterioration in FAR in 2004

compared to the 2003 values. Over the 4-year period
2001-2004 there has been little change in FAR however
Fatal accident rate - onshore & offshore the long term trend appears to be downwards.
per 100 million hours worked

/VERALL
/FFSHORE
/NSHORE

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2.3 Fatal incident rate (FIR)

Without third party incidents With third party incidents

• Overall 4.32 (4% better)§ • Overall 4.63 (10% better)§
• Company 2.82 (44% worse) • Company 3.29 (9% worse)
• Contractor 4.90 (12% better) • Contractor 5.15 (15% better)
• Onshore 4.55 (2% better) • Onshore 4.95 (10% better)
• Oﬀshore 3.58 (10% better) • Oﬀshore 3.58 (14% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003 average § The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003 average

Fatal incident rate - company & contractors

per 100 million hours worked
Fatal incidents are incidents resulting in one or more
fatalities. The FIR is a measure of the frequency with
which fatal incidents occur, in contrast to the FAR
which measures the frequency of fatalities. Accordingly,
for company and contractor fatalities only, FIR will be
less than or equal to the FAR. Comparison of FAR and
FIR gives an indication of the magnitude of the inci-

dents in terms of lives lost.
• The overall fatal incident rate fell to 4.32, repre-
senting a 4% reduction compared to 2003 (4.49).

• The inclusion of 3rd party incidents increases the
FIR to 4.63. Whilst this represents a 10% improve-
ment compared to 2003, it is a diﬃcult indicator to

use as not all companies report 3rd party incidents.
/VERALL /VERALL EXCLUDING RD PARTY
• In common with FAR, company FIR is consistently #ONTRACTOR #ONTRACTOR EXCLUDING RD PARTY
#OMPANY
lower than contractor FIR. However, in contrast to #OMPANY EXCLUDING RD PARTY

FAR, for the majority of the past 10 year period,

onshore FIR has been greater than oﬀshore FIR.

Fatal incident rate - onshore & offshore
per 100 million hours worked

Fatal incident rate (FIR) /VERALL /VERALL EXCLUDING RD PARTY
/FFSHORE /FFSHORE EXCLUDING RD PARTY
The number of fatal incidents per 100,000,000 /NSHORE /NSHORE EXCLUDING RD PARTY

(100 million) hours. worked

2.4 Fatality causes

Incidents Fatalities
(not 3rd party)
Air transport 2 14
Caught between 7 7
Drowning 4 5
Electrical 9 9
Explosion/burn 4 5
Fall 7 7 (1)
Struck by 22 22
Vehicle incident 24 25 (6)
Other 14 20
Unknown 6 6
Total 99 120
The ﬁgures in parentheses are the additional numbers of
incidents that resulted in one or more third party fatality

Fatality causes
% fatalities associated with each reporting category (excluding ‘unknown’)

2004 1999 - 2003

Air transport Other 6.7% Air transport 7.1%

Other 17.5% 12.3%
Caught
Caught Vehicle incidents between 8.1%
between 26.7%
6.1% Drowning
6.1%
Drowning
4.4%
Electrical
5.5%
Electrical
7.9%

Explosion/ Explosion/
Vehicle burn 4.4% burns 12.7%
incidents
21.9% Fall 6.1%
Struck by
18.4% Falls 9.5%
Struck by 19.3%

The piecharts show the percentage of fatalities within

each of the reporting categories for 2004 and for the 5
year period 1999-2003.
• In common with previous years, the largest propor-
tion of the fatalities reported in 2004 was the result
of vehicle related incidents. Similarly, incidents in
which individuals were struck by moving or falling
objects were the second greatest contributor to the
fatality statistics.

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2.5 Fatality demography

Number of fatalities by age group for 2002-2004
Company and contractor

The ages of victims were speciﬁed in 42 instances of

fatalities in 2004. The chart shows the age distribu- &ATALITIES
tion of victims when these cases are added to the 45
instances in 2003 and 59 instances in 2002.

Of the 106 fatalities where the gender was speciﬁed, 1
was female.

AGE

2.6 Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)

• Overall 1.09 (6% better)§ Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)

• Company 0.87 (10% worse) The number of lost time injuries (fatalities + lost
• Contractor 1.17 (11% better) workday cases) per 1,000,000 hours worked.
• Onshore 1.04 (8% better)
• Oﬀshore 1.26 (1% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003 average

Lost time injury frequency - company & contractors

per million hours worked

/VERALL • There were 2371 lost time incidents (excluding
#ONTRACTOR fatalities) resulting in at least one day off work.
#OMPANY 1832 incidents were contractor related, 539 com-
pany related.
• The LTIF value associated with company personnel
is 10% worse than in 2003. The contractor LTIF is
11% better than the previous year and represents
the lowest value on record.
• The overall LTIF improved by 6% from 1.16 in
2003 to 1.09 in 2004.
• Onshore performance is 8% better than in 2003.
• The difference between company and contractor

LTIF has almost halved compared to the differ-
ence in 2003, with the contractor value being 34%
greater than the company value.

The above equates to an average of 45 incidents every
week of the year. Approximately 256 person-years are
Lost time injury frequency - onshore & offshore
per million hours worked
estimated to have been lost by reporting companies and
their contractors.†

/VERALL
/FFSHORE
/NSHORE

† assuming 220 working days per year

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2.7 Severity of lost workday cases (LWDC)

Severity • Overall 23.79 (2% better)§

Severity is defined as the average number of days lost • Company 21.01 (49% better)
(where reported) for each lost workday case. • Contractor 24.85 (34% worse)
• Onshore 23.42 (10% worse)
• Oﬀshore 25.10 (32% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003 average

Severity - company & contractors

average days lost per LWDC

In 2004 only 64% of the reported hours qualify for /VERALL
inclusion in this analysis.
#ONTRACTOR
#OMPANY
• The upstream industry reported 39940 days of work
lost through injuries. This equates to around 181
man-years of activity. However it should be noted
that the number of days lost was only reported for
71% of the lost workday cases.

• Overall a slight improvement can be seen in the
2004 result compared to 2003.
• In the company category the severity of lost work

day cases is almost half that reported in 2003,
while in the contractor category it is about one
third worse.
• Oﬀshore the result is nearly one third better than
in 2003.

Severity - onshore & offshore

average days lost per LWDC

/VERALL
/FFSHORE
/NSHORE

2.8 Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

• Overall 3.94 (2% better)§ Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

• Company 3.71 (107% worse) The number of recordable incidents (fatalities + lost
• Contractor 4.00 (15% better) workday cases + restricted workday cases + medical
treatment cases) per 1,000,000 hours worked.
• Onshore 3.17 (15% better)
• Oﬀshore 6.36 (31% worse)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003 average

Total recordable incident rate - company & contractors

per million hours worked

/VERALL TRIR calculations are only made on returns that include
#ONTRACTOR information on medical treatment cases as well as other
#OMPANY data. In 2004, 81% of the reported hours qualiﬁed for
inclusion in this analysis.
• In 2004, improvement can be seen in the contrac-
tor measure of TRIR with the overall value being
15% less than the 2003 value.
• The greatest increase in TRIR was associated with
company activity, where a 107% increase was meas-
ured against the 2003 value.

Total recordable incident rate - onshore & offshore

per million hours worked

/VERALL
/FFSHORE
/NSHORE

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2.9 Accident triangles

In this section the relative numbers of types of occupa-

tional injury are shown in the form of ‘accident trian-
gles’. The ratios have been corrected to account for the
absence in some returns of medical treatment cases.
• Overall, the ratio of lost time injuries to fatalities is
20:1 and for total recordable incidents to lost time
injuries about 3:1. In 2003 these ratios were 23:1
and 2.8:1 respectively.

2004 accident triangles

/VERALL

FATALITIES

LOST TIME INJURIES

RECORDABLE INCIDENTS

#OMPANIES #ONTRACTORS

FATALITIES

LOST TIME INJURIES

RECORDABLE INCIDENTS

2003 accident triangles

/VERALL

FATALITIES

LOST TIME INJURIES

RECORDABLE INCIDENTS

#OMPANIES #ONTRACTORS

FATALITIES

LOST TIME INJURIES

RECORDABLE INCIDENTS

Regions into which data are partitioned

%UROPE

&35

.ORTH !MERICA

-IDDLE
%AST
!SIA!USTRALASIA

3OUTH !MERICA
!FRICA

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3 Results by region

In this section the safety performance of regions and individual countries within the regions are presented.
A list of countries from which companies have reported information is provided in Appendix H, which also shows
the division of countries into regions. The term Australasia refers to Australia, New Zealand and the islands in the
SW Pacific.

3.1 Fatalities
Fatal Fatalities
incidents The table shows the number of fatal incident and fatali-
Africa 23 30 ties in each of the 7 regions into which the data are
Asia/Australasia 6 6 partitioned. It can be seen that the highest number of
Europe 2 2 fatalities occurred in the African region where 30 fatali-
FSU 27 28 ties were reported, 28% fewer than in 2003.
Middle East 23 26
North America 8 17 A further 7 fatal incidents were reported involving
South America 10 11 third parties only, each the cause of one fatality. Three
of the incidents occurred in Africa, 2 occurred in Asia/
Australasia and 2 in South America.
Further analysis of the fatality statistics is presented in
Section 3.3, where 5-year rolling averages of FAR are
presented for each of the regions.

3.2 Lost time injury frequency

Lost time injury frequency
§ per million hours worked
• Overall 1.09 (6% better)
• Africa 0.74 (9% better)
• Asia/Australasia 0.50 (19% worse)

• Europe 1.59 (24% better)

• FSU 1.04 (14% worse)

• Middle East 0.84 (48% better)
• North America 1.22 (24% worse)
• South America 2.23 (no change)
§ The percent. in parentheses is relative to 2003 average
AVERAGE

The ﬁgure presents the LTIF for the seven regions for

both 2004 and 2003. It can be seen that the LTIF has
improved, compared to the 2003 values, in Europe, the

Middle East and, to a lesser extent, in Africa.

In common with the previous year, Asia/Australasia
is seen to be the best performing region, and South 3OUTH
!MERICA
%UROPE .ORTH
!MERICA
&35 -IDDLE
%AST
!FRICA !SIA
!USTRALIA
America the worst. However, the largest improvement
from 2003 to 2004 is seen for operations in the Middle Four regions, FSU, Middle East, Africa and Asia/
East region from 1.6 in 2003 to 0.8 in 2004, a 50% Australasia are seen to perform better than the world
improvement. average of 1.09.
Further analysis of the lost time incidents is presented
in Section 3.3, where 5-year rolling averages of LTIF
are presented for each of the regions.

3.3 FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling averages

Africa FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling average In order to smooth out variability in the annual values
(FAR per 100 million hours worked, LTIF per million hours worked)
of the regional FAR and LTIF, 5-year rolling averages
!FRICA &!2
!VERAGE &!2
are computed which should provide a more reliable
!FRICA ,4)&
!VERAGE ,4)&
indicator of performance trends.
Each ﬁgure shows FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling aver-
ages for one of the seven regions, and includes the ‘all
regions’ average curves.

FAR 5-year rolling average
The best performing region in 2004 is Asia/Australasia,
with a 5-year rolling average value of FAR of 2.9, which
is considerably lower than the average for all regions of
5.5.

The worst performing region is Africa, with a FAR of
8.6, although steady improvement can be seen over the
10-year period for the region.
Asia/Australasia FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling average
(FAR per 100 million hours worked, LTIF per million hours worked) The largest reduction in FAR during the 10-year period

!SIA!USTRALIA &!2 shown has occurred in the South American region,
!VERAGE &!2
!SIA!USTRALIA ,4)& where the 2004 value (4.7) is just 29% of the 1995
!VERAGE ,4)&
value (16.4).

LTIF 5-year rolling average
Steady improvement in the LTIF in all regions is evi-

dent, with the 2003 values representing the lowest
values on record. Asia/Australasia reported the best
LTIF performance, achieving a 5-year rolling average

LTIF of 0.6.
The worst performing region is South America with an
LTIF of 2.5. South America has been the worst per-

forming region since 1995, although steady improve-
ment can be seen over the 10-year period for the region
Europe FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling average
and the 2004 value (2.5) is 64% lower than the 1995
(FAR per 100 million hours worked, LTIF per million hours worked) value (6.8).
%UROPE &!2
!VERAGE &!2
The North American region has realised the great-
%UROPE ,4)&
!VERAGE ,4)&
est improvement in LTIF over the period shown, with
the 2004 value (1.4) being just 32% of the 1995 value

(4.4).

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FSU FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling average North America FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling average
(FAR per 100 million hours worked, LTIF per million hours worked) (FAR per 100 million hours worked, LTIF per million hours worked)

&35 &!2 .ORTH !MERICA &!2
!VERAGE &!2 !VERAGE &!2
&35 ,4)& .ORTH !MERICA ,4)&
!VERAGE ,4)& !VERAGE ,4)&

Middle East FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling average South America FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling average
(FAR per 100 million hours worked, LTIF per million hours worked) (FAR per 100 million hours worked, LTIF per million hours worked)
-IDDLE %AST &!2 3OUTH !MERICA &!2
!VERAGE &!2 !VERAGE &!2
-IDDLE %AST ,4)& 3OUTH !MERICA ,4)&
!VERAGE ,4)& !VERAGE ,4)&

3.4 Severity of lost workday cases

Severity
• Overall 23.79 (12% better)§
Average days lost per LWDC • Africa 14.37 (21% better)
• Asia/Australasia 22.55 (18% worse)

• Europe 32.24 (3% worse)
AVERAGE
• FSU 22.15 (27% better)
• Middle East 18.83 (20% worse)
• North America 41.53 (19% better)
• South America 25.01 (3% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses is relative to 1999-2003 aver-
age results

AVERAGE The ﬁgure shows the average number of days lost per

LWDC for each of the 7 regions. Also shown is the
average number of days lost for the preceding 5-year
period for each region.

The severity of LWDC remains high in the North
American region with nearly 42 days lost per LWDC
in 2004 compared to an average of 51.25 days lost per
!FRICA !SIA
!USTRALIA
%UROPE &35 -IDDLE
%AST
.ORTH
!MERICA
3OUTH
!MERICA LWDC for the previous 5-year period.
No clear trend is evident in the changes in severity
between the 2004 values and the preceding 5 years.

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3.5 Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

Total recordable incident rate
• Overall 3.94 (16% better)§ per million hours worked
• Africa 5.08 (89% worse)

• Asia/Australasia 2.15 (12% better)
AVERAGE
• Europe 5.64 (31% better)
• FSU 2.39 (15% worse)
• Middle East 2.31 (45% better)
• North America 5.82 (28% better)
• South America 4.87 (21% better)

§ The percent. in parentheses is relative to 1999-2003 aver-
age results
AVERAGE

The ﬁgure shows the TRIR for the 7 regions, compared
to the average for the preceding 5-year period for each
of the regions.
In all regions, apart from the FSU and Africa, the
2004 TRIR has fallen compared to the previous 5-year
regional average value. The largest reduction is associ- !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA
ated with operations in the Middle East where the 2004
value (2.31) is just 55% of the Middle East average value
for the preceding 5-year period.
The African TRIR for 2004 is nearly twice the average
for the preceding 5-year period for that region.

3.6 Individual country performance

The safety performance of individual countries is pre- Bangladesh, Vietnam, Singapore, Albania and Brazil
sented in terms of the lost time injury frequency of reported zero lost time incidents in 2004. However, the
companies jointly with contractors. To preserve the latter three reported relatively few work hours (205,000,
anonymity of companies, performance is only pub- 305,000 and 1804,000 respectively).
lished for those countries for which at least 2 compa-
The large majority of countries in the FSU, Africa
nies have reported statistics. Countries with less than
and Asia/Australasia perform at least as well as the
50,000 reported hours worked are excluded, since
global average (1.09). The majority of countries in the
results for such small populations of hours would be
European region perform worse than the global aver-
unrepresentative.
age.
Of the 78 countries from which data have been reported,
For comparison, the 5-year average FAR is shown for
18 are excluded by these constraints.
each of the regions. There appears to be little if any cor-
The chart of relative performance for the remaining 60 relation between these values and the regional average
countries compares the 2004 performance with that in LTIF values.
2003 and 2002.

Lost time injury frequency - companies with contractors

per million hours worked

!FRICA
4UNISIA
'ABON
,IBYA
#ONGO
!LGERIA
!FRICA AVERAGE
!NGOLA
%GYPT
.IGERIA &!2
#AMEROUN YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE
%QUATORIAL 'UINEA

!SIA !USTRALASIA
!USTRALIA
.EW :EALAND
0AKISTAN
-YANMAR AVERAGE FOR THE REGION
4HAILAND
)NDIA /NE OR MORE FATALITIES
#HINA
!SIA !USTRALASIA AVERAGE
-ALAYSIA
)NDONESIA
"ANGLADESH &!2
6IETNAM YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE
3INGAPORE

%UROPE
$ENMARK
&RANCE
.ORWAY
)TALY
!USTRIA
%UROPE AVERAGE
3PAIN
.ETHERLANDS &!2
5+ YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE
!LBANIA

&35
2USSIA
&35 AVERAGE &!2
+AZAKHSTAN YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE
!ZERBAIJAN

-IDDLE %AST
9EMEN
)RAN
3AUDI !RABIA
+UWAIT
-IDDLE %AST AVERAGE
1ATAR
/MAN &!2
5!% YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE
3YRIA

.ORTH !MERICA
-EXICO
53! &!2
.ORTH !MERICA AVERAGE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE
#ANADA

3OUTH !MERICA
6ENEZUELA
%CUADOR
!RGENTINA
0ERU
3OUTH !MERICA AVERAGE
4RINIDAD
"OLIVIA &!2
#OLOMBIA YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE
"RAZIL
'LOBAL AVERAGE

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4 Results by function

In this section the safety performance within different functions performed in the E&P industry is presented.
Functions are defined as ‘exploration’, ‘drilling’, ‘production’, and ‘other’, the last being the category for activities
other than in the first three. The overall results quoted take account also of data provided by contributing companies
which were not allocated to one of these four, i.e. the ‘unspecified’ category.

4.1 Fatalities
2004 2003
Fatal Fatalities Fatal Fatalities
incidents† incidents
Exploration 1 1 4 4
Drilling 13 21 26 26
Production 30 35 33 37
Other 39 42 36 41
Unspecified 19 21 3 3

The distribution of company and contractor fatal inci- Fatal accident rate
dents and fatalities between the functions are shown in per 100 million hours worked

the table for both 2004 and 2003. A substantial increase %XPLORATION
is noted in the number of fatalities reported as ‘unspeci- $RILLING
fied’ for 2004 compared to 2003. 0RODUCTION
/THER
In order to compare the rate at which fatalities occur
for each of the different functions, ideally the number
of fatalities should be normalised by the associated
number of workhours. Unfortunately, many operations
around the world have reported workhours as ‘unspeci-
fied’ even though they relate a particular fatality to a
specific work function (e.g. an organisation may report
a drilling related fatality, however all their workhours
are reported as ‘unspecified’). In order to overcome this
problem (and for this section only) all the hours reported
as ‘unspecified’ have been reclassified into ‘exploration’,
‘drilling’, ‘production’ or ‘other’ in accordance with the
way the remaining hours are distributed within these

categories. In addition, any fatality reported as ‘unspec-
ified’ is excluded from this analysis.
The FAR associated with the different functions is com- Fatal accident rate
pared in the above figure for the period 1998 to 2004. Exploration Drilling Production Other
Considerable variability can be seen over this period, 1998 5.80 4.88 5.11 5.67
with no clear evidence that the performance of one 1999 2.31 2.03 8.10 5.81
function is better or worse than any other. 2000 3.15 7.44 5.36 5.35
2001 5.69 8.05 2.64 3.00
2002 5.90 2.60 3.54 4.74
2003 7.06 7.09 3.75 4.89
2004 1.36 6.98 3.59 4.46

† The number of fatal incidents in each category is derived from the job function of each fatality in each incident. Hence
incidents where more than one job function is represented will be listed as an incident associated with each job function.

4.2 Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)

Lost Time Injury Frequency

• Overall 1.09 (6% better)§
per million hours worked
• Exploration 0.61 (49% better)
• Drilling 1.71 (1% better)
%XPLORATION
$RILLING • Production 1.23 (11% worse)
0RODUCTION
/THER
• Other 0.77 (20% worse)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003
average

The ﬁgure shows the LTIF associated with each of the

diﬀerent functions. Compared to the 2003 values,
improvement can be seen in the LTIF for ‘Exploration’
while in the ‘Production’ and ‘Other’ functions the LTIF
has increased. The ‘Drilling’ category has reported the
highest LTIF throughout the period shown, however
it has realised the greatest reduction in LTIF of all the
functions since 1995, with the 2004 value (1.71) being
just 31% of the 1995 value (5.5). It remains unchanged

compared to the previous year.

4.3 Severity of lost workday cases

Severity
average lost days per LWDC

The ﬁgure shows the average number of days lost per

LWDC. The severity of drilling related injuries has
AVERAGE
decreased, showing a 31% reduction compared to the
1999-2003 average (39.4).

AVERAGE

$RILLING /THER 0RODUCTION %XPLORATION

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4.4 Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

• Overall 3.90 (16% better)§ Total recordable incident rate

per million hours worked
• Exploration 3.55 (13% better)

• Drilling 6.04 (25% better)
• Production 4.94 (5% worse) AVERAGE
• Other 2.50 (16% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 1999-2003
average

The ﬁgure shows the TRIR associated with each of the
functions. The highest reported TRIR was associated
with drilling related activities. AVERAGE

Overall the TRIR has improved by 16% compared to

the average of the preceding 5-year period (4.7).

$RILLING %XPLORATION 0RODUCTION /THER

4.5 Exploration performance

4.5.1 Lost time injury frequency There has been a marked improvement in contractor
LTIF performance associated with exploration activities
The figures show the LTIF performance of compa-
in Europe as well as in the North and South American
nies and contractors for exploration related activities,
regions.
in different regions of the world. The 2004 perform-
ance is compared to performance in the previous 5-year N OTE: In many instances where the LT IF
period. or TR IR is reported as 0.00, the number of
workhours reported for the specific function
In 2004 the average LTIF values for companies and
and region are relatively low. A detailed
contractors engaged in exploration activities of 0.28
breakdown of the hours by region and func-
and 0.71 respectively; the global average LTIF is 1.09.
tion is presented in A ppendix B.
The company result is down by 46% compared to the
1999-2003 average (0.52) while the contractor result
has improved by 29% compared to the 1999-2003 aver-
age (1.00).

Lost time injury frequency - exploration

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE
#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

Exploration
Geophysical, seismographic and geological operations, including their
administrative and engineering aspects, construction, maintenance,
materials supply, and transportation of personnel and equipment;
excludes drilling.

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4.5.2 Total recordable incident rate

The ﬁgures show the TRIR performance of companies
and contractors for exploration related activities, in dif-
ferent regions of the world. Notable improvements are
seen in the TRIR performance of contractors in North
America while in South America and the FSU the
TRIR is worse.

Total recordable incident rate - exploration

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

4.6 Drilling performance

4.6.1 Lost time injury frequency

The ﬁgures show the LTIF performance of companies
and contractors for drilling related activities in diﬀerent
regions of the world. Improvement can be seen in all
regions for contractors and in Africa and the Middle
East for companies. The LTIF has increased however for
companies operating in Europe and South America.

Lost time injury frequency - drilling

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

Drilling
All exploration, appraisal and production drilling and workover as well
as their administrative, engineering, construction, materials supply and
transportation aspects. It includes site preparation, rigging up and
down and restoration of the drilling site upon work completion. Drilling
includes ALL exploration, appraisal and production drilling.

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4.6.2 Total recordable incident rate

The ﬁgures show the TRIR performance of companies
and contractors for drilling related activities in diﬀerent
regions of the world.
Improvement can be seen in contractor TRIR results in
all regions apart from Africa when compared with the
1999-2003 average.

Total recordable incident rate - drilling

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA!USTRALASIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
%AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

4.7 Production performance

4.7.1 Lost time injury frequency

The ﬁgures show the LTIF performance of companies
and contractors for production related activities in dif-
ferent regions of the world. The 2004 LTIF associated
with companies working in the African, European
and South American regions represent a substantial
improvement compared to the previous 5-year period
while the LTIF for companies operating in the FSU
region has worsened.

Lost time injury frequency - production

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

Production
Petroleum and natural gas producing operations, including their admin-
istrative and engineering aspects, minor construction, repairs, mainte-
nance and servicing, materials supply, and transportation of personnel
and equipment. It covers all mainstream production operations including
wireline. It does not cover production drilling and workover.

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4.7.2 Total recordable incident rate

The ﬁgures show the TRIR performance of compa-
nies and contractors for production related activities in
diﬀerent regions of the world. When compared to the
average for the previous 5-year period, improvement
is shown in Asia/Australasia, Europe and North and
South America for both company and contractor opera-
tions. The TRIR associated with company related drill-
ing activities in Africa is extremely high. This is due to a
large number of medical treatment cases in the region.

Total recordable incident rate - production

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

4.8 Other performance

4.8.1 Lost time injury frequency

The ﬁgures show the LTIF performance of compa-
nies and contractors for ‘other’ activities, for diﬀerent
regions of the world. Compared to the average of the
previous 5-year period, with the exception of FSU and
South America, the performance of both companies
and contractors, in particular those operating in the
Middle East and North America, has improved.

Lost time injury frequency - other

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

Other (as a category of work)

Major construction and fabrication activities and disassembly, removal
and disposal (decommissioning) at the end of the life of a facility.
Includes factory construction of process plant, offshore installation,
hookup and commissioning, and removal of redundant facilities. Also
includes personnel and incidents that cannot naturally be assigned to
exploration, drilling or production.

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4.8.2 Total recordable incident rate

The ﬁgures show the TRIR performance of companies
and contractors during the performance of ‘other’ activ-
ities, for diﬀerent regions of the world. Compared to
the previous 5-year averages, substantial improvements
have been reported in the performance of both compa-
nies and contractors in North America and the Middle
East.

Total recordable incident rate - other

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE
#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

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5 Results by company

This section compares the safety performance of individual companies with each other and with their performance
in previous years. The comparison is made in terms of the LTIF, which is believed to be the most representative
indicator for inter-company benchmarking.
Where non-operator companies have provided joint venture information, the information is excluded from the
analysis to derive the company result.

5.1 Overall company results

For reasons of anonymity each of the 37 companies that • The best result is achieved by company HH, with a
has contributed relevant data and is to be included in LTIF of 0.23 for company with contractors.
this analysis has been allocated a unique code letter (A • 18 companies’ performance was better than the
to HH). weighted average (1.09) and 16 companies’ per-
The ﬁgure shows, in rank order, the LTIF for compa- formance was worse.
nies together with their contractors. 34 companies (A • The worst performing company, company A, has a
to HH) contributed company and contractor data, LTIF of 5.04, more than 4 times the 2004 industry
although not always for every country in which opera- average.
tions were conducted. • 21 of the 34 companies presented below suﬀered
The LTIF for the company alone is plotted alongside one or more fatalities.
the LTIF for company and contractors jointly. The • In 2 instances, contractors outperformed the com-
incidence of a fatality in either company or contractor panies they were employed by.
operations is also indicated. Details of results are tabu-
lated in Appendix B.

Performance ranking of companies jointly with contractors - lost time injury frequency
per million hours worked

#OMPANY WITH CONTRACTORS
#OMPANY ONLY

&ATALITY IN EITHER COMPANY
OR CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS

COMPANIES WITH CONTACTORS
AVERAGE

! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : !! "" ## $$ %% && '' ((

In the ﬁgure below, the data are reorganised to show • 9 companies, EE, BB, CC, S, P, Q, A, M and
companies ranked according to LTIF performance for V, had no lost time incidents among company
company personnel alone, omitting contractor input. employees (LTIF zero). However, all these compa-
Those companies that only submitted data for company nies reported relatively few workhours, hence the
activities, II and JJ, are now included. results are unlikely to be a reliable indicator of their
longer term performance.
• The worst performing company, company B,
achieved a LTIF of 4.26, almost 5 times greater
than the 2004 company average and nearly 50%
greater than that of the next poorest performing
company.
• 26 companies performed better than the 2004
company only average and 10 companies per-
formed worse.

Performance ranking of companies alone - lost time injury frequency

per million hours worked

#OMPANY WITH #ONTRACTORS

#OMPANY ONLY

&ATALITY IN EITHER COMPANY
OR CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS

COMPANIES ONLY

AVERAGE

" % )) ' ** 2 # $ ( , 7 + . 5 : 8 ) / 4 9 $$ !! * & '' (( && %% "" ## 3 0 1 ! - 6

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In the ﬁgure below the LTIF is presented for those • 14 of the 25 companies with their contractors per-
companies which, with their contractors, reported formed better than the global average for compa-
more than 10 million hours worked. 25 companies met nies with contractors.
this criteria. Companies are shown in rank order of the • The best performing company is HH and the worst
company-with-contractor LTIF performance. is C.
• The range in 2004 was between 0.23 and 3.64 lost
time injuries per million hours worked.
• 19 of the 25 companies suﬀered one or more fatali-
ties.

Performance ranking of companies jointly with contractors, joint hours>10 million - lost time injury frequency
per million hours worked

#OMPANY WITH #ONTRACTORS

#OMPANY ONLY
&ATALITY IN EITHER COMPANY
OR CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS

INDUSTRY AVERAGE

# $ % & ' ( ) + , . / 2 4 5 7 8 9 : !! "" ## $$ && '' ((

The table below shows the trends in company-with- • Only company Y achieved improvement year by
contractor performance. The 34 companies reporting year over the previous 5-year period and companies
joint performance are listed together with the LTIF U and FF have improved year by year over the past
for 2004. For each company where data are available 4 years.
the chart shows whether performance in the reference • Company G, has shown consistent improvement
year had improved or worsened relative to the previous over the past 3 years.
year.
• No company’s performance deteriorated year by
year over the period 2000-2004.

Company Company & LTIF Performance relative to previous year

code contractor LTIF
2004 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
A 5.04 better worse better
B 4.26
C 3.64
D 3.29 worse better better better better
E 2.90 worse worse better better better
F 2.87 better worse worse worse better
G 2.36 better better better worse better
H 1.77 better worse better worse worse
I 1.75 better worse better better worse
J 1.69 better better worse better
K 1.53
L 1.38 worse better worse better
M 1.33 worse
N 1.32 worse better better worse worse
O 1.30 better worse better worse worse
P 1.30 worse better better better worse
Q 1.03 worse better better better better
R 1.01 better worse better better
S 1.01 worse better worse better worse
T 0.97 same better
U 0.96 better better better better
V 0.93 better worse better better
W 0.80 worse better better better worse
X 0.77 worse better worse worse better
Y 0.77 better better better better better
Z 0.70 better worse better better better
AA 0.66 worse better better better worse
BB 0.64 worse worse better
CC 0.55 worse worse
DD 0.54 same better better
EE 0.40 better worse better
FF 0.33 better better better better
GG 0.32 better better worse
HH 0.23 better worse better better

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The chart shows the achievements of the two companies • Company U achieved a 78% reduction in LTIF
that showed the greatest year-by-year improvements since 2000. From an LTIF around 2.5 times the
from 2000-2004, companies U and FF. Also shown is average in 2000, in 2004 it performed at 12%
the overall performance of all companies. below the overall average.
• Company FF has achieved a reduction in its LTIF
since 2000 of 77%. In 2000 its LTIF stood at 24%
below the average while today it has reduced to
70% below the average for 2004.

Exemplary improvements in LTIF

per million hours worked by companies with contractors

#OMPANY WITH BEST

IMPROVEMENT RECORD SINCE

#OMPANY 5

#OMPANY WITH SECOND BEST

IMPROVEMENT RECORD SINCE

#OMPANY &&

!VERAGE FOR ALL COMPANIES

,4)&

5.2 Company results by function

Results of companies together with their contractors Results against smaller numbers of hours would not
have been analysed by function to allow more in-depth have any statistical signiﬁcance. The company code let-
benchmarking between companies. The LTIF indica- ters are the same as used elsewhere in this chapter. For
tor has been selected, and the ranked results are shown those companies that submitted data in both 2004 and
in the following charts. Only companies who provided 2003, details of whether the performance in 2004 was
data by function are included, and then only those better or worse than in 2003 is shown on the graph.
companies who had more than 100,000 hours worked.

Lost time injury frequency - Exploration Lost time injury frequency - Production
per million hours worked by company with contractors per million hours worked by company with contractors

"ETTER "ETTER
.O CHANGE .O CHANGE
7ORSE 7ORSE
.! .!

/VERALL WORSE
/VERALL BETTER

, ( $ "" && 5 2 !! (( " $$ % %% ' '' - . 3 7 :
! 9 # $ & " ' , % 7 ( 1 3 2 0 - 5 / 6 : !! . '' (( && "" $$ %%

Lost time injury frequency - Drilling Lost time injury frequency - Other
per million hours worked by company with contractors per million hours worked by company with contractors

"ETTER "ETTER
.O CHANGE .O CHANGE
7ORSE 7ORSE
.! .!

/VERALL BETTER

/VERALL WORSE

" . $ 1 % , ! # ' 3 / ( : 2 9 %% 5 7 & !! - $$ && (( ''
" % $ & # ' * 5 !! "" , '' : 9 7 $$ 2 && (( %% ( . 1 3

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6 Signiﬁcant incidents

6.1 Significant incidents by category

Significant incidents by category

/THER STRUCTURAL
/THER HEALTH !IR TRANSPORT !IR TRANSPORT
#AUGHT BETWEEN /THER

/THER $ROWNING #AUGHT BETWEEN

6EHICLE
%LECTRICAL INCIDENTS $ROWNING

6EHICLE %LECTRICAL
INCIDENTS

%XPLOSION
BURN %XPLOSION
BURN

3TRUCK BY
&ALL
3TRUCK BY
&ALL

Appendix D gives details of the signiﬁcant incidents

reported for 2004. Signiﬁcant incidents are intended to
be incidents that have the potential to result in a fatality
or serious injury.

Summary of 2004 digniﬁcant incidents

22 of the 37 companies submitted significant incident In common with previous years, large numbers of sig-
reports in 2004. The total number of reports is 62. A nificant incidents are reported in the ‘struck by’ and
large number of the reports relate to offshore activity. ‘explosion/burn’ categories.
Care needs to be taken in drawing conclusions from In future years, further consideration will be given to
the data as, for example, vehicle incidents are likely to how significant incidents are reported and categorised
be under represented. so as to improve the industry’s ability to learn from this
The pie-charts compare the significant incidents important source of data.
reported in 2004, with those reported in the preceding
5-year period.

7 Conclusions

The safety performance of the global E&P industry in There has been a slight deterioration in FAR in 2004
2004 has been presented. It is based on the analysis of compared to the 2003 values. Over the 4-year period
2290 million workhours of data, submitted by 37 com- 2001-2004, there has been little change in FAR, how-
panies, from operations in 78 countries. This represents ever the long term trend appears downward.
the largest database used in the analysis of the indus-
The 2004 (overall) LTIF has reduced compared to he
try’s safety performance.
2003 value, once again reaching its lowest value on
Vehicle related incidents, and individuals being struck record (1.09).
by falling or moving objects accounts for in excess of
Work is underway to improve the quality and value of
40% of the reported fatalities. Both are areas where fur-
both the fatality and signiﬁcant incident data.
ther eﬀort is required to identify improved risk man-
agement measures.

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Appendix A
Database dimensions
Hours worked
millions

7ORK HOURS CONTRACTOR

7ORK HOURS COMPANY

The database for the year 2004 covers 2290,453,000 Hours reported (‘000s)
hours worked in the exploration and production sector Onshore Offshore
of the oil and gas industry. The database is 2% larger Company 537,518 (23%) 101,221 (4%)
than it was in 2003. Contractor 1,221,742 (53%) 429,972 (19%)
• 53% of the hours reported were associated with
onshore contractor activities, 4% with oﬀshore
company activities. Hours worked - by company
percent.
• 78 countries are represented in the database, 4 more

than in 2003. Countries are listed in appendix H.
• 37 companies contributed data. All but 2 contrib-
uted contractor statistics, though not in every case

for each country of operation.
• Of the 37 companies, 34 had contributed data in
2003. Since these 34 accounted for 92 % of the
database in 2004, comparison of the year 2004
#UMULATIVE

results with those of 2003 is legitimate and statisti-

cally meaningful. 33 of the companies submitting
2004 data had also provided data in 2002.
• 10 of the companies contributed 73% of the hours.
5 companies between them covered nearly 50% of
the hours, and the largest contributor accounted for
17%.
The following pie-charts show how the hours are dis-
tributed between reporting regions and work function.
#UMULATIVE NUMBER OF COMPANIES

Hours worked - by region

3OUTH !MERICA 3OUTH !MERICA

!FRICA !FRICA

.ORTH
.ORTH !MERICA
!MERICA

!SIA
!USTRALASIA !SIA
!USTRALASIA

-IDDLE
%AST -IDDLE
%AST %UROPE
%UROPE
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Proportion of database used in analysis

For calculations of FAR, FIR and LTIF: • North America and Europe have only 32% and
• All hours in the database were used. 36% severity information respectively, whereas
85% of the South American database was useable.
For calculations of TRIR:
• Submissions without information on medical treat- For calculations of RWDC + LTI frequency:
ment cases were ﬁltered out, leaving a database of • Submissions without information on restricted
1847 million hours, 81% of the total database. workdays were ﬁltered out, leaving a database of
1610 million hours, 70% of the total database.
• In 2003, the TRIR database was 1802 million
hours, 80% of the total database. • In 2003, this database was 1447 million hours,
64% of the total database.
• In North America and Europe 100% of the data-
base was used but in the FSU and South American • Just 32% of the South American database contains
regions only 47% and 53% were included respec- RWDC information. 84% of the European data-
tively. base was included and 82% of the Middle East.

For calculations of lost workday severity: For calculations of restricted workday severity:
• Submissions without information on days off work • Submissions without information on days assigned
were filtered out, leaving a database of 1455 million to restricted activities were filtered out, leaving a
hours, 64% of the total database. database of 830 million hours, 36% of the total
database.
• In 2003, this database was 1451 million hours, 65%
of the total database. • In 2003 this database was 822 million hours, 37 %
of the total database.
More detailed information is shown in the table below.

Percent. of useable data – regions Percent. of useable data – functions

Lost workday RWDC+LTI Lost workday RWDC+LTI
TRIR case severity frequency TRIR case severity frequency
analyses analyses analyses analyses analyses analyses
Africa 87% 61% 87% Exploration 97% 66% 88%
Asia/Australasia 92% 71% 79% Drilling 88% 69% 76%
Europe 100% 36% 84% Production 67% 68% 65%
FSU 47% 68% 47% Other 89% 66% 79%
Middle East 92% 73% 82%
North America 100% 32% 78%
South America 53% 85% 32%

Summary of data

Hours
No. No. No. No.
worked FAR LTIF TRIR
fatalities LWDCs RWDCs MTCs
Region Type (‘000s)
Africa Company Onshore 74104 1 42 13 168 1.35 0.58 3.56
Company Offshore 13402 0 4 4 694 0.00 0.30 52.90
Contractor Onshore 252789 21 155 45 507 8.31 0.70 2.88
Contractor Offshore 113419 8 106 55 230 7.05 1.01 5.20
Sub Total 453714 30 307 117 1599 6.61 0.74 5.08
Asia/ Company Onshore 60880 0 16 10 28 0.00 0.26 0.95
Australasia
Company Offshore 27248 0 15 8 27 0.00 0.55 2.34
Contractor Onshore 158350 4 60 58 135 2.53 0.40 1.72
Contractor Offshore 118451 2 85 36 246 1.69 0.73 3.34
Sub Total 364929 6 176 112 436 1.64 0.50 2.15
Europe Company Onshore 56229 1 35 5 26 1.78 0.64 1.20
Company Offshore 25495 0 30 5 99 0.00 1.18 5.26
Contractor Onshore 56883 1 83 60 169 1.76 1.48 5.51
Contractor Offshore 68294 0 180 56 413 0.00 2.64 9.50
Sub Total 206901 2 328 126 707 0.97 1.59 5.64
FSU Company Onshore 134513 14 191 2 14 10.41 1.52 1.49
Company Offshore 2399 0 2 1 5 0.00 0.83 3.33
Contractor Onshore 200219 13 138 68 171 6.49 0.75 2.46
Contractor Offshore 12701 1 5 8 20 7.87 0.47 2.68
Sub Total 349832 28 336 79 210 8.00 1.04 2.39
Middle Company Onshore 91839 2 71 23 29 2.18 0.79 1.16
East
Company Offshore 8629 0 5 2 26 0.00 0.58 3.82
Contractor Onshore 224643 20 165 150 197 8.90 0.82 2.37
Contractor Offshore 45514 4 43 10 92 8.79 1.03 3.27
Sub Total 370625 26 284 185 344 7.02 0.84 2.31
North Company Onshore 72075 0 28 20 118 0.00 0.39 2.30
America
Company Offshore 11911 0 12 6 20 0.00 1.01 3.19
Contractor Onshore 115372 3 184 180 590 2.60 1.62 8.29
Contractor Offshore 43548 14 55 57 126 32.15 1.58 5.79
Sub Total 242906 17 279 263 854 7.00 1.22 5.82
South Company Onshore 47878 0 68 3 9 0.00 1.42 1.06
America
Company Offshore 12137 0 20 0 2 0.00 1.65 0.99
Contractor Onshore 213486 8 497 71 395 3.75 2.37 5.50
Contractor Offshore 28045 3 76 4 33 10.70 2.82 4.66
Sub Total 301546 11 661 78 439 3.65 2.23 4.87
Total Company Onshore 537518 18 451 76 392 3.35 0.87 1.80
Company Offshore 101221 0 88 26 873 0.00 0.87 11.37
Contractor Onshore 1221742 70 1282 632 2164 5.73 1.11 3.60
Contractor Offshore 429972 32 550 226 1160 7.44 1.35 5.18

Grand Total 2290453 120 2371 960 4589 5.24 1.09 3.94

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Appendix B
Data tables
1 Management summary
Fatal accident rate - company & contractor 5-year trend 2004 Fatalities by category
Year Company Contractor Category Number %
2000 4.72 8.66 Air transport 14 11.7
2001 2.37 6.40 Caught between 7 5.8
2002 2.04 6.00 Drowning 5 4.2
2003 2.26 6.06 Electrical 9 7.5
2004 2.82 6.18 Explosion/burn 5 4.2
Fall 7 5.8
Struck by 22 18.3
Lost time injury frequency - company Vehicle incidents 25 20.8
& contractor 5-year trend
Other 20 16.7
Year Company Contractor Unknown 6 5.0
2000 1.50 2.09
2001 1.34 1.71
2002 0.90 1.17
2003 0.79 1.32
2004 0.87 1.17

2 Overall results
Fatal accident rate - company & contractor Fatal accident rate - onshore & offshore
Year Overall Company Contractor Year Overall Onshore Offshore
1995 9.2 8.2 9.9 1995 9.2 6.8 16.0
1996 8.12 3.05 11.43 1996 8.12 8.02 8.44
1997 8.35 3.34 10.88 1997 8.35 8.11 9.23
1998 12.55 4.67 16.63 1998 12.55 14.46 6.58
1999 7.02 4.81 8.10 1999 7.02 6.21 9.45
2000 7.28 4.72 8.66 2000 7.28 8.03 4.67
2001 5.11 2.37 6.40 2001 5.11 5.28 4.49
2002 4.81 2.04 6.00 2002 4.81 4.86 4.65
2003 4.94 2.26 6.06 2003 4.94 5.18 4.16
2004 5.24 2.82 6.18 2004 5.24 5.00 6.02

Hours 2004 (‘000s)2290453 638739 1651714 Hours 2004 (‘000s)2290453 1759260 531193

Fatal incident rate - company & contractor Fatal incident rate - onshore & offshore
Year Overall Company Contractor Year Overall Onshore Offshore
1995 5.9 3.4 7.8 1995 5.9 5.1 7.3
1996 6.4 2.8 8.9 1996 6.4 6.7 5.6
1997 6.54 2.57 8.55 1997 6.54 6.80 5.62
1998 7.43 (6.10) 2.85 (2.85) 7.78 (7.78) 1998 7.43 (6.10) 7.81 (6.06) 6.22 (6.22)
1999 5.93 (4.84) 2.53 (2.53) 5.98 (5.98) 1999 5.93 (4.84) 5.55 (4.11) 7.09 (7.09)
2000 6.73 (5.88) 5.77 (4.37) 7.25 (6.67) 2000 6.73 (5.88) 7.24 (6.22) 4.94 (4.70)
2001 5.62 (4.70) 3.95 (1.90) 6.40 (6.03) 2001 5.62 (4.70) 5.92 (4.83) 4.49 (4.25)
2002 4.81 (3.87) 2.20 (1.41) 5.93 (4.92) 2002 4.81 (3.87) 5.47 (4.24) 2.63 (2.63)
2003 5.16 (4.49) 3.01 (1.96) 6.06 (5.56) 2003 5.16 (4.49) 5.47 (4.66) 4.16 (3.97)
2004 4.63 (4.32) 3.29 (2.82) 5.15 (4.90) 2004 4.63 (4.32) 4.95 (4.55) 3.58 (3.58)
figures in parenthesis do not include 3rd party incidents figures in parenthesis do not include 3rd party incidents

Lost time injury frequency - company & contractor Lost time injury frequency - onshore & offshore

Year Overall Company Contractor Year Overall Onshore Offshore

1995 3.3 2.6 3.9 1995 3.3 3.1 4.0
1996 2.68 2.00 3.13 1996 2.68 2.34 3.80
1997 2.67 1.97 3.02 1997 2.67 2.18 4.46
1998 2.42 1.85 2.72 1998 2.42 2.23 3.03
1999 1.94 1.63 2.09 1999 1.94 1.68 2.72
2000 1.88 1.50 2.09 2000 1.88 1.77 2.29
2001 1.59 1.34 1.71 2001 1.59 1.51 1.88
2002 1.09 0.90 1.17 2002 1.09 0.95 1.54
2003 1.16 0.79 1.32 2003 1.16 1.13 1.27
2004 1.09 0.87 1.17 2004 1.09 1.04 1.26

Lost workday case severity

Year Company Contractor Overall Onshore Offshore
1995 18.8 20.8 20.1 17.5 26.2
1996 19.2 21.4 20.7 18.4 25.9
1997 19.1 23.5 22.2 23.6 19.3
1998 17.70 21.40 20.30 20.02 20.85
1999 27.52 28.90 28.46 26.40 32.94
2000 37.31 23.35 27.89 27.98 27.54
2001 36.16 20.84 24.65 23.94 27.43
2002 41.63 26.40 30.92 30.19 33.25
2003 41.40 18.60 24.16 21.33 36.71
2004 21.01 24.85 23.79 23.42 25.10

Hours (‘000s) 2004 447331 1007520 1454851 1168893 285958

Total recordable incident rate

Year Company Contractor Overall Onshore Offshore
1995 6.6 10.8 9.1 7.5 13.8
1996 3.97 6.82 5.78 4.56 9.90
1997 4.37 7.97 6.67 5.25 11.86
1998 3.52 7.20 5.97 4.90 9.83
1999 3.51 7.18 5.98 5.08 8.66
2000 3.87 6.49 5.70 4.69 8.84
2001 3.51 5.38 4.86 4.34 6.85
2002 2.17 4.11 3.63 3.03 5.77
2003 1.79 4.72 4.00 3.74 4.87
2004 3.71 4.00 3.94 3.17 6.36

Hours (‘000s) 2004 426913 1421026 1847939 1402959 444980

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3 Results by region
Lost time injury frequency
Region 2004 2003 Hours 2004 (‘000s)
Africa 0.74 0.81 453714
Asia/Australasia 0.50 0.42 364929
Europe 1.59 2.09 206901
FSU 1.04 0.91 349832
Middle East 0.84 1.62 370625
North America 1.22 0.98 242906
South America 2.23 2.22 301546
All regions 1.09 1.16 2290453

Fatal accident rate & lost time injury frequency - 5-year rolling averages
Year Africa Asia/ Europe FSU Middle North South All
Australasia East America America regions
Fatal accident rate
1995 13.9 6.4 4.2 13.6 5.2 16.4 9.2
1996 11.0 6.8 4.2 13.5 6.2 14.3 8.9
1997 10.9 6.7 4.3 10.2 6.9 13.4 8.5
1998 9.6 7.0 4.0 10.2 6.7 16.1 9.1
1999 10.0 7.4 3.9 9.4 5.9 16.2 9.0
2000 10.4 6.2 4.1 9.0 5.9 14.9 8.6
2001 10.0 4.6 5.3 5.0 8.7 4.4 13.6 8.1
2002 9.0 3.9 5.2 6.8 7.9 4.2 12.0 7.4
2003 9.4 3.7 3.6 5.5 6.5 4.5 6.5 5.8
2004 8.6 2.9 3.6 6.7 6.4 5.1 4.7 5.5
Lost time injury frequency
1995 2.2 1.5 5.4 1.9 4.4 6.8 3.9
1996 2.0 1.4 4.7 1.7 3.9 6.3 3.5
1997 1.9 1.2 4.2 1.5 3.4 5.8 3.2
1998 2.0 1.2 3.8 1.4 2.9 4.9 2.9
1999 1.9 1.1 3.6 1.3 2.5 4.4 2.6
2000 1.8 1.0 3.3 1.5 2.2 3.9 2.3
2001 1.7 1.3 2.6 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.5 2.1
2002 1.5 1.2 2.3 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.9 1.8
2003 1.2 0.7 2.4 0.9 1.6 1.6 2.6 1.5
2004 1.0 0.6 2.2 0.9 1.5 1.4 2.5 1.4

Lost workday case severity

Year Africa Asia/ Europe FSU Middle North South All
Australasia East America America regions
1999 16.8 18.2 46.7 35.9 12.7 20.9 35.9 28.5
2000 18.5 25.6 26.43 33.16 17.3 49.5 26.4 27.9
2001 18.35 17.97 25.41 32.43 15.01 49.17 22.92 24.65
2002 18.81 18.50 27.01 33.61 15.16 68.61 26.73 30.92
2003 18.33 16.03 25.20 14.56 16.27 62.98 17.92 24.16
Ave 1999-2003 18.17 19.08 31.29 30.48 15.64 51.25 25.91 27.00
2004 14.37 22.55 32.24 22.15 18.83 41.53 25.01 23.79

Hours 2004 277752 258975 75171 237807 270058 77843 257245 1454851
(‘000s)

Total recordable incident rate

Year Africa Asia/ Europe FSU Middle North South All
Australasia East America America regions
1999 3.73 3.35 9.15 3.03 3.02 9.69 7.29 5.98
1000 2.48 3.11 10.57 2.43 3.61 9.73 6.53 5.70
2001 3.19 2.67 7.76 2.07 3.30 9.10 5.91 4.86
2002 2.20 2.15 6.97 1.69 3.00 6.97 5.11 3.63
2003 2.32 1.89 6.78 2.04 6.09 5.39 5.53 4.00
Ave 1999-2003 2.69 2.44 8.17 2.07 4.17 8.06 6.16 4.66
2004 5.08 2.15 5.64 2.39 2.31 5.82 4.87 3.94

Hours 2004 396942 336188 206188 165794 340188 242906 159733 1847939
(‘000s)

Lost time injury frequency by country

Country LTIF Hours Country LTIF Hours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Africa FSU
Tunisia 4.65 2581 Russia 1.34 245383
Gabon 1.59 11293 FSU average 1.04 349832
Libya 1.44 58936 Kazakhstan 0.43 66912
Congo 1.03 10643 Azerbaijan 0.16 37523
Algeria 0.89 31554
Africa average 0.74 453714 Middle East
Angola 0.64 45325 Yemen 1.97 1521
Egypt 0.51 64896 Iran 1.48 72304
Nigeria 0.47 177107 Saudi Arabia 1.31 30445
Cameroun 0.26 7790 Kuwait 1.11 34169
Equatorial Guinea 0.17 5988 Middle East average 0.84 370625
Qatar 0.80 48509
Asia-Australasia Oman 0.63 81537
Australia 1.64 27471 UAE 0.32 85712
New Zealand 1.22 1639 Syria 0.31 16346
Pakistan 0.85 15354
Myanmar 0.84 4776 North America
Thailand 0.75 24061 Mexico 2.35 852
India 0.60 15059 USA 1.22 185145
China 0.57 40503 North America average 1.22 242906
Asia-Australasia average 0.50 364929 Canada 1.16 56670
Malaysia 0.41 41424
Indonesia 0.26 159844 South America
Bangladesh 0.00 6783 Venezuela 2.58 167252
Vietnam 0.00 3478 Ecuador 2.54 12610
Singapore 0.00 205 Argentina 2.40 76959
Peru 2.34 1280
Europe South America average 2.23 301546
Denmark 3.00 13004 Trinidad 0.56 12571
France 2.03 8870 Bolivia 0.54 11022
Norway 1.99 77723 Colombia 0.39 18048
Italy 1.90 5276 Brazil 0.00 1804
Austria 1.87 11208
Only countries listed for which at least 2
Europe average 1.59 206901 companies have reported statistics. All
Spain 1.47 4746 countries are included in regional
averages.
Netherlands 1.23 14657
UK 1.09 50670
Albania 0.00 305

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4 Results by function
Lost time injury frequency
Year Exploration Drilling Production Other Overall
1995 2.8 5.5 3.0 N.A 3.3
1996 2.48 4.86 2.29 N.A 2.68
1997 1.86 3.67 2.43 2.54 2.67
1998 2.34 4.29 2.45 1.17 2.42
1999 0.88 2.81 2.34 1.29 1.94
2000 0.97 2.29 1.62 1.75 1.88
2001 0.88 2.35 1.37 1.57 1.59
2002 0.40 1.69 1.22 0.75 1.09
2003 1.19 1.73 1.11 0.64 1.16
2004 0.61 1.71 1.23 0.77 1.09

Hours (‘000s) 2004 60958 249212 806812 781032 2290453

Lost workday case severity

Year Exploration Drilling Production Other All
functions
1999 11.9 37.6 33.4 20.7 28.5
2000 13.1 44.2 19.4 28.8 27.9
2001 17.1 36.3 21.2 20.4 24.7
2002 6.9 44.3 28.9 20.2 30.9
2003 22.2 36.3 23.2 18.5 24.2
Ave 1999-2003 14.9 39.4 26.1 22.2 21.1
2004 16.7 27.2 21.1 22.5 23.8

Hours (‘000s) 2004 40180 171591 552407 518981 1454851

Total recordable incident rate

Year Exploration Drilling Production Other All
functions
1999 4.40 11.99 5.42 4.76 5.98
2000 4.33 10.16 6.36 3.48 5.70
2001 5.76 9.14 4.83 3.76 4.86
2002 1.42 6.82 3.66 2.61 3.63
2003 3.50 5.31 3.81 2.02 4.00
Ave 1999-2003 4.07 8.02 4.69 2.98 4.66
2004 3.55 6.04 4.94 2.50 3.94

Hours (‘000s) 2004 58880 219200 540014 698113 1847939

Exploration - LTIF for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 0.57 0.37 0.82 0.77 3539 16977
Asia/Australasia 0.00 0.32 0.68 0.69 2364 13322
Europe 0.00 0.29 0.69 1.52 1051 1458
FSU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 104 433
Middle East 0.34 0.41 0.67 0.59 2943 5938
North America 0.27 0.33 0.23 2.14 3649 4313
South America 0.00 1.91 1.00 1.71 849 4018
All regions 0.28 0.52 0.71 1.00 14499 46459

Exploration - TRIR for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 1.73 0.82 2.95 2.79 3459 16977
Asia/Australasia 0.85 1.00 2.95 2.51 2346 12545
Europe 0.00 0.55 4.80 5.54 1051 1458
FSU 0.00 0.00 11.93 2.43 94 419
Middle East 0.51 0.65 1.85 2.13 1947 5938
North America 4.11 2.38 2.32 9.95 3649 4313
South America 0.00 5.60 16.18 12.75 666 4018
All regions 1.82 1.79 4.05 4.92 13212 45668

Drilling - LTIF for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 0.32 0.79 1.42 1.68 3096 43748
Asia/Australasia 0.36 0.37 0.65 1.19 2802 26128
Europe 1.59 0.99 2.05 3.73 1888 18070
FSU 0.00 0.60 1.09 2.47 595 9143
Middle East 0.75 1.88 1.26 1.68 5329 43650
North America 0.00 1.72 1.67 1.78 3160 33506
South America 3.94 2.08 3.01 3.08 4316 53781
All regions 1.23 1.55 1.75 2.18 21186 228026

Drilling - TRIR for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 1.35 3.91 7.39 4.93 2960 43708
Asia/Australasia 1.51 1.32 3.41 4.61 2650 25252
Europe 2.66 2.40 6.75 12.80 1878 18068
FSU 0.00 1.92 6.12 7.54 595 9143
Middle East 1.29 2.31 5.18 6.31 3111 43650
North America 0.63 2.25 7.70 11.78 3160 33506
South America 0.00 4.27 7.73 10.47 1118 30401
All regions 1.23 2.65 6.41 8.55 15472 203728

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Production - LTIF for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 0.69 1.54 0.74 1.16 33238 97470
Asia/Australasia 0.53 0.51 0.30 0.68 24710 75842
Europe 1.10 1.89 3.22 3.33 31920 34797
FSU 1.62 0.55 0.85 1.62 125636 81356
Middle East 0.96 1.22 0.61 0.85 54966 80613
North America 0.82 0.84 1.65 1.32 27905 45434
South America 1.51 2.59 2.85 2.89 18506 74419
All regions 1.19 1.28 1.25 1.56 316881 489931

Production - TRIR for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 30.17 3.44 2.18 2.50 28112 97147
Asia/Australasia 1.98 2.14 1.59 3.20 23726 73376
Europe 4.19 4.70 10.52 12.55 31526 34490
FSU 1.97 1.09 1.53 1.78 8636 14356
Middle East 2.34 2.20 2.06 2.25 27749 80613
North America 3.73 4.14 7.81 9.80 27905 45434
South America 1.09 5.80 5.30 6.74 7320 39624
All regions 7.88 3.54 3.75 5.28 154974 385040

Other - LTIF for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 0.28 0.81 0.64 0.73 35847 140099
Asia/Australasia 0.20 0.28 0.41 0.52 30611 80200
Europe 0.33 0.69 1.57 2.36 36250 54838
FSU 0.41 0.38 0.64 0.57 9789 121884
Middle East 0.28 0.96 0.56 2.72 32262 75190
North America 0.08 1.63 0.99 1.22 24942 18220
South America 1.29 0.19 1.91 0.90 32463 88437
All regions 0.42 0.90 0.89 1.16 202164 578868

Other - TRIR for company & contractor by region

Company Contractor
Company Contractor manhours manhours
(‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 1.40 1.56 3.21 2.13 32090 139750
Asia/Australasia 0.93 0.95 1.55 1.88 28917 72172
Europe 0.97 1.10 5.94 7.58 36250 54838
FSU 1.64 0.73 2.29 1.51 9775 121884
Middle East 0.56 2.55 1.97 3.15 32256 75190
North America 0.80 4.89 5.16 6.99 24942 18220
South America 1.65 1.29 3.73 4.70 7859 43970
All regions 1.01 2.13 2.99 3.28 172089 526024

5 Results by company
Lost time injury frequency
2004 2004
Company Company & Company
code Contractor only
LTIF LTIF
A 5.04 0.00
B 4.26 4.25
C 3.64 1.27
D 3.29 1.17
E 2.90 2.04
F 2.87 0.24
G 2.36 1.33
H 1.77 0.97
I 1.75 0.44
J 1.69 0.24
K 1.53 0.79
L 1.38 0.94
M 1.33 0.00
N 1.32 0.73
O 1.30 0.43
P 1.30 0.00
Overall 1.09 0.87
Q 1.03 0.00
R 1.01 1.30
S 1.01 0.00
T 0.97 0.42
U 0.96 0.66
V 0.93
W 0.80 0.81
X 0.77 0.54
Y 0.77 0.41
Z 0.70 0.57
AA 0.66 0.39
BB 0.64 0.00
CC 0.55 0.00
DD 0.54 0.39
EE 0.40 0.00
FF 0.33 0.17
GG 0.32 0.23
HH 0.23 0.19
II 1.67
JJ 1.31

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Most improved companies - company with contractor LTIF

Company &
Year contractor LTIF
Company with best Company U 2000 4.34
improvement record since 2000 2001 3.94
2002 1.59
2003 1.27
2004 0.96

Company with second best Company FF 2000 1.43

improvement record since 2000 2001 0.66
2002 0.54
2003 0.41
2004 0.33

Average for all companies 2000 1.88

2001 1.59
2002 1.09
2003 1.16
2004 1.09

Lost time injury frequency by function

Exploration Drilling Production Other
Company Company & Company Company & Company Company & Company Company &
code contractor LTIF code contractor LTIF code contractor LTIF code contractor LTIF
L 2.05 B 25.42 A 10.35 B 3.47
H 2.01 N 4.65 Y 8.13 E 2.56
D 1.19 D 4.30 C 4.52 D 2.44
BB 0.94 Q 3.80 D 4.16 F 2.37
Overall 0.61 E 3.69 F 3.52 C 2.10
FF 0.59 L 3.42 B 3.41 G 1.78
U 0.41 A 3.33 G 3.18 J 1.69
R 0.30 C 3.08 L 3.12 Overall 0.77
AA 0.27 G 2.58 E 2.96 U 0.70
HH 0.18 S 2.34 W 2.24 AA 0.62
B 0.00 O 2.26 H 1.64 BB 0.61
DD 0.00 H 2.00 Q 1.54 L 0.59
E 0.00 Z 1.75 S 1.41 GG 0.52
EE 0.00 Overall 1.71 R 1.36 Z 0.48
G 0.00 R 1.62 P 1.30 Y 0.45
GG 0.00 Y 1.52 Overall 1.23 W 0.37
M 0.00 EE 1.42 M 1.18 DD 0.34
N 0.00 U 1.30 U 1.13 R 0.30
S 0.00 W 1.06 O 0.97 FF 0.25
W 0.00 F 1.01 V 0.93 HH 0.05
Z 0.00 AA 0.87 Z 0.73 EE 0.00
M 0.85 AA 0.71 H 0.00
DD 0.84 N 0.68 N 0.00
FF 0.79 GG 0.30 Q 0.00
HH 0.49 HH 0.28 S 0.00
GG 0.29 FF 0.26
BB 0.21
DD 0.13
EE 0.00

6 Significant incidents
Significant incidents by category
Category 2004 1999-2003
Air transport 2 18
Caught between 3 81
Drowning 2 6
Electrical 4 31
Explosion/burn 13 166
Fall 3 91
Struck by 23 228
Vehicle incident 3 59
Other 7 70
Unknown 0 4
Other - Health 1 6
Other - Structural 1 26
Other - Cuts 0 14
Other - Chemical 0 23
Other - Strains 0 7
Struck by - Eye 0 11

Appendix A Database dimensions

Total exposure hours – 1985-2004 Exposure hours by region (‘000s)
Hours worked (millions) 2004 2003
Year Overall Company Contractor Africa 453714 443101
1985 656 410 245 Asia/Australasia 364929 377806
1986 544 306 238 Europe 206901 187209
1987 602 356 247 FSU 349832 201375
1988 616 364 253 Middle East 370625 368936
1989 656 331 325 North America 242906 458471
1990 721 332 389 South America 301546 210128
1991 941 441 499 All regions 2290453 2247026
1992 944 431 513
1993 919 410 509
1994 872 397 475 Exposure hours by function (‘000s)
1995 841 356 485 2004 2003
1996 912 360 551 Exploration 60958 48810
1997 1161 389 772 Drilling 249212 315697
1998 1131 386 746 Production 806812 848935
1999 1197 395 802 Other 781032 721187
2000 1634 572 1062 Unspecified 392439 312397
2001 1977 633 1344 All functions 2290453 2247026
2002 2121 636 1484
2003 2247 664 1583
2004 2290 639 1652

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Appendix E Restricted workday analyses

Combined RWDC & LTI frequency - overall
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Hours (‘000s) 2004
Company 0.82 0.73 1.01 2.03 1.54 390088
Contractor 1.55 1.64 1.90 2.00 2.73 1220336

Overall 1.37 1.39 1.68 2.01 2.37 1610424

Onshore 1.23 1.23 1.43 1.80 1.87 1244920

Offshore 1.85 1.92 2.57 2.76 3.77 365504

Severity of restricted workday cases

2004 2000-2003 Hours (‘000s) 2004
Company 13.75 14.63 199892
Contractor 11.20 12.96 630212

Overall 11.44 13.21 830104

Onshore 10.98 9.85 644011

Offshore 12.90 21.47 186093

Combined RWDC & LTI frequency by region

Year Africa Asia/ Europe FSU Middle North South All
Australasia East America America regions
1999 1.16 1.56 4.59 0.94 2.67 3.86 4.55 2.63
2000 0.91 1.50 4.81 0.99 1.94 3.99 2.90 2.37
2001 0.95 1.17 2.95 0.89 1.92 3.77 4.65 2.01
2002 1.06 0.98 2.70 0.93 1.87 2.85 2.50 1.68
2003 0.94 0.92 2.55 0.91 1.44 2.08 1.63 1.39
Ave 1999-2003 1.02 1.08 3.11 0.92 1.85 3.06 2.79 1.81
2004 0.94 0.87 2.25 1.12 1.42 2.26 1.63 1.37

Hours (‘000s) 2004 394917 288100 173254 165696 304059 189070 95328 1610424

Combined RWDC & LTI frequency by function

Year Exploration Drilling Production Other Overall
1999 1.22 4.56 2.55 2.53 2.63
2000 1.59 3.96 2.47 1.38 2.37
2001 1.11 4.28 1.96 1.95 2.01
2002 0.73 3.29 1.65 1.24 1.68
2003 1.19 2.33 1.40 0.91 1.39
Ave 1999-2003 1.13 3.33 1.90 1.40 1.89
2004 0.78 2.50 1.29 0.95 1.37

Hours (‘000s) 2004 53859 189887 524317 620201 1610424

Combined RWDC & LTI frequency - exploration

Company Contractor
manhours manhours
Company Contractor (‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 0.59 0.70 0.86 0.55 3409 15077
Asia/Australasia 0.00 0.71 0.88 1.47 2346 12545
Europe 0.00 0.17 1.37 3.83 1051 1458
FSU 0.00 0.00 7.16 1.47 94 419
Middle East 0.00 0.74 0.69 1.16 2025 5797
North America 0.28 0.64 0.53 3.93 3565 3755
South America 0.00 0.00 1.99 2.11 306 2012
All regions 0.23 0.59 0.95 1.32 12796 41063

Combined RWDC & LTI frequency - drilling

Company Contractor
manhours manhours
Company Contractor (‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 0.67 1.69 1.96 2.14 2983 42306
Asia/Australasia 0.38 2.49 1.74 2.24 2650 25252
Europe 1.83 12.89 2.88 5.23 1636 16314
FSU 0.00 0.81 2.73 3.24 595 9143
Middle East 1.84 9.40 3.17 4.44 4900 40421
North America 0.00 4.87 3.85 4.62 3095 25167
South America 0.00 1.41 2.40 3.34 853 14572
All regions 0.90 5.80 2.65 3.74 16712 173175

Combined RWDC & LTI frequency - production

Company Contractor
manhours manhours
Company Contractor (‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 1.13 1.09 1.03 0.84 31785 97000
Asia/Australasia 0.93 0.88 0.65 1.21 23726 73376
Europe 1.28 1.58 4.04 4.53 28102 30944
FSU 0.93 0.87 0.63 0.60 8636 14356
Middle East 1.23 1.21 0.90 1.30 50589 78864
North America 1.37 1.42 2.51 3.76 24781 36717
South America 0.93 1.44 1.45 3.00 5387 20054
All regions 1.17 1.00 1.35 1.00 173006 351311

Combined RWDC & LTI frequency - other

Company Contractor
manhours manhours
Company Contractor (‘000s) (‘000s)
Region 2004 1999-2003 2004 1999-2003 2004 2004
Africa 0.32 0.48 0.65 0.84 34817 136025
Asia/Australasia 0.45 0.64 0.82 1.03 28917 72172
Europe 0.47 0.52 2.49 3.99 35935 52996
FSU 0.61 0.25 1.10 0.92 9775 121884
Middle East 0.44 0.53 1.08 1.92 8990 48028
North America 0.10 2.45 1.68 2.23 20786 17897
South America 0.32 0.70 1.44 2.48 6225 25754
All regions 0.38 0.00 1.12 1.00 145445 474756

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Appendix C
Fatal incident reports by region
Africa

Onshore

Algeria,Drilling,31/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 34 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
A forklift truck was maneuvering to pick up gas cylinders but hit a large storage rack that had been put on its side for repairs. The
rack toppled over striking the deceased.

Algeria,Other,26/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 44 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Heavy Equipment Operator
A newly appointed twin arc operator died from injuries he sustained after being struck by & crushed under a tracked sideboom
during the welding of a gas export pipe that was being constructed. The victim, although having been told to remain awayfrom
all activities, was watching the lead arc, in a process which involves a sideboom & 2 twin arcs, to gain a betterunderstanding of
its operation. The instruction was given to move forward to the next pipe joint, which requires the whole team to walk forward
in unison with the 3 machines. The victim was standing in the path of the sideboom, which it isunlikely he would have heard
due to the high levels of noise. Lessons learned: effective risk assessment for whole worksite operation, clear roles & responsibilities,
foreman having a full understanding of worksite responsibilities, empowerment of all workforce to stop work on safety
grounds.

Chad,Other,05/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Process/Equipment Operator
A junior grader operator suffered a fatal injury when the grader he was assigned to operate crushed him. The deceased was in
the process of placing a 10-gallon water cooler into the grader when it came into contact with the grader’s gearshift lever,
engaging it into forward. The grader rolled forward crushing the deceased under the rear wheels of the grader.

Egypt,Production,01/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Unknown

Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Unknown
No details available.

Gabon,11/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

3rd Party
During the night an intruder was seen in the office compound. When trying to escape the intruder fell 10 metres suffering fatal
injury.

Gabon,Other,22/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
According to the initial reports, the deceased, who was of Thai nationality, reported sick to medical staff on Saturday 20/11/04
at 12:15 hrs and was medivaced at 17:10hrs. The deceased was immediately hospitalised, with suspected advanced malaria.
Company medical staff verified that the deceased received appropriate medical care, however he was in critical condition. He
died at 03:00hrs from severe cerebral malaria with apparent multiple organ failure. An autopsy will not be requested, as this is
not normally done in Gabon.

Libya,Other,14/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 61 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
The Head of Construction site was driving around in a high dune area, seeking a vantage point for a photograph. The vehicle
overshot the crest of a dune and rolled over, down the slope. The driver was killed (head injuries) and the passenger injured.
Seat belts were used, but roll over bar was makeshift. Driver was not trained in dune driving.

Libya,Other,25/07/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
A truck was being loaded with lamp posts, using a fork lift truck. A helper was walking over the load on the truck. He slipped,
fell to the ground and was hit on the head by a lamp post falling from the truck.

Nigeria,25/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

3rd Party
A security vehicle was taken without authorisation and collided with a motorcycle, fatally injuring the motorcycle rider.

Nigeria,Production,01/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
A contract staff person, while preparing to commence welding work, slumped and died.

Nigeria,Production,24/02/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: 42 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
A property maintenance contractor of a building leased out to the operator entered the flooded basement and became unwell.
He was carried out alive but died on the way to the Medical Centre in Lagos. Preliminary investigation as to why he came out in
shock revealed that there is electrical current on a cable tray with which he may have made contact.

Nigeria,Other,28/07/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 30 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
A rigger/foreman, a staff member of a contractor working on a Helipad, sustained serious injuries resulting from the fall of the
crane boom which they were using to haul concrete. The victim was evacuated to the Contractor’s base the same [Link]
of his death was received at about 2040 Hours on 29/07/2004.

Nigeria,Production,29/08/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 25 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
Armed intra-community strife along the waterways in Rivers State reached the Flowstation and Field Logistic Base late morning
of August 29 2004. A contractor fatality was reported to have occurred at about 1135 hours as a result. The victim, a flowstation
attendant at the Flowstation, was reported shot by armed community militia.

Nigeria,Production,31/08/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 47 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
While trying to manually lift one of the pressurized bottles found in a gutter inside the pipe yard, the cylinder fell out of their
hands, into the gutter and collided with another bottle.

Nigeria,Production,24/09/2004 Number of deaths: 2 Type of Incident: Other

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
The quartermaster and engineer of a hired boat were shot. The boat was hired to transport 6 MOPO in order to facilitate
evacuation.

Nigeria,Production,16/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
In an armed robbery at the flowstation a contractor boat engineer was reported fatally wounded by gun-shot inside the guard
accommodation where he had taken cover. The armed robbers made away with the contractor’s boat, which appeared to be the
target of the robbery incident.

Nigeria,Production,17/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 43 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Admin, Management, Support Staff
A support document filing staff member working for a service contractor was at work carrying on normal duties when he
complained of pain in his chest. He was taken to the company Medical Centre located in the same building. He received some
medical attention and died shortly thereafter in the Medical Centre. It was decided that death was caused by wrong treatment
by company medical staff and hence it is included as work related.

Nigeria,Production,23/04/2004 Number of deaths: 4 Type of Incident: Other

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
A nine-man crew were assessing oil and gas facilities in two fields when they were attacked by unknown gunmen. The attack,
carried out by heavily armed militants, resulted in the death of four contract employees and the injury of one employee.

Sudan,Production,06/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 45 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
The driver of a minibus died on the spot when the minibus collided head-on with a pick up truck which had attempted to
overtake a heavy truck. Visibility was poor due to the dusty road.

Sudan,Other,31/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 45 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
Whilst attempting to clear the bulldozer exhaust of a colony of “killer” bees, the bees became agitated and stung him fatally. The
driver’s body was found half-naked (without PPE) a few metres away from the bulldozer. He was found to be alone.

Tunisia,29/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

3rd Party
A vehicle struck a cyclist while traveling on the motorway. The victim died at the scene.

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Offshore

Libya,Drilling,23/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
A stabbing board fell in the drilling derrick, striking the person who was underneath.

Libya,Other,19/02/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
The deceased was a one of a group of six involved in the setting up of ball valves for installation. He attempted to move a valve
from one location to another by using one sling instead of two and to drag the load instead of lifting it. The load swung and
trapped the deceased between the guardrail striking him on the right side of the torso.

Nigeria,Production,06/02/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 38 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
A contractor marine boat with 13 passengers left the Field Logistic Base on a crew change when it was attacked under heavy
gunfire by youths hiding in the mangrove near Tombia Town. A bullet hit the contractor quartermaster who instantly died while
two other staff received bullet wounds.

Nigeria,Other,05/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
On 5th January the Chief Engineer on the flotel vessel was working from a work basket when he received crush injuries from
which he subsequently died.

Nigeria,Other,26/07/2004 Number of deaths: 4 Type of Incident: Air transport

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
A contractor suffered a severe hand injury. A helicopter that was on a MEDVAC at night to evacuate an injured rig worker from
Nsiko deep water field crashed, killing all four people on board. Four persons were on board the pilot, the co-pilot, the injured
rig worker and a medical assistant. Only one body was found by rescue vessel.

Asia/Australasia

Onshore

Bangladesh,Unspecified,27/07/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

3rd Party
The driver of a sub-contracted truck of a seismic contractor in Bangladesh was transporting potable water from the base camp
to fly camps. The driver drifted from the road and hit a girl standing beside the road. The girl fell and struck her head on a pole
lying on the ground. The injured girl was taken to a hospital, but she died 2 days later from the head injuries received from the
accident.

Brunei,Other,18/08/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Caught between

Age: 31 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
At approximately 7.30am a contractor employee sustained a fatal head injury. The incident happened in the contractor’s
fabrication yard in Seria. At the time of the incident work activities had not commenced in the fabrication yard. For a reason yet
to be established, the deceased was inside a 32” pipe spool -tee piece, which was resting on two supports. The pipe spool
toppled over, resulting in the deceased sustaining a fatal head injury. The deceased was 31 years old, and is survived by his
widow and one child.

India,Exploration,12/06/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 35 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
A logistics contract driver delivering mud chemicals to a drill site in Rajasthan left the road and struck a tree. He died 2 days later
in hospital from the injuries sustained in the accident.

India,Other,09/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

3rd Party
While delivering equipment to a drillsite in Rajasthan, the contractor logistics truck was struck head on by a third party milk
delivery truck attempting to overtake an oncoming vehicle. The driver of the third party milk truck was killed.

Indonesia,Drilling,08/08/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

Age: 50 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
A contractor fatality occurred at the drilling rig. The contactor had fallen about 40 ft from the stabbing board while assisting the
Derrickman to properly run 7” casing. The injured person was quickly moved to the onsite ambulance and transported to
hospital. The medical department provided immediate action, unfortunately the victim had arrived with no pulse. The medical
team attempted to resuscitate him without positive results.

Pakistan,Other,20/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
A contractor bus driver received a head injury resulting in his death, while he was working under the bus. The accident took
place when the bus was parked outside the plant and was being washed, and the driver went under the bus to do some checks.
He asked the cleaner to start the engine, while he was working under the bus. The cleaner started the engine without realizing
that the gear was engaged, the movement of bus resulted in crushing the driver’s head.

Offshore

China,Unspecified,13/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: 23 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
During platform shutdown, the contractor employees were testing high voltage cable. A contractor assistant electrician attempted
to remove the electrical clips without electrician’s gloves. He was struck by high voltage electricity.

Malaysia,Unspecified,14/08/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 41 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Process/Equipment Operator
A team of riggers was transferring a container from the Main Deck to the Cellar Deck using a Pillar Jib Crane. The deceased was
standing under the jib/ arm of the crane, looking over the handrails to check that the landing below was clear to lower the
container. At that moment, the rotating pillar detached from the stationary pillar and hit him on the back before falling into the
sea. The container landed on the cellar deck.

Europe

Onshore

Georgia,Other,25/02/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: 41 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
A team was erecting steel poles to form “goal post” style warning markers approx 30m either side of an uncontrolled crossing at
a railway line by digging 4 holes, cementing in place 6m vertical scaffold poles and stretching bunting between them. Above
the railway line, at approx 5.7m, ran the 3000+V DC cable carrying the electric locomotive supply line. There was uncertainty
about the length of the final pole, so 2 labourers raised it and it touched the live line. One labourer died from the resulting
injuries. Preplanning of the work was very informal--the work control system was not followed. This was coupled with inadequate
identification of worksite hazards. Associated job safety analysis and tool box talk by foreman were of limited quality. This
foreman had not received the necessary supervisory skills training and failed to exercise supervisory control.

Netherlands,Production,06/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 49 Employer: Company Occupation: Admin, Management, Support Staff
The Business Development Project Manager for Russia passed away while on a business trip in Moscow. He died apparently
suffering a heart attack. Full details are not currently available. Although the incident was non-accidental it seems evident that
management controls were lacking.

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FSU

Onshore

Azerbaijan,Other,25/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Caught between

Age: 41 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
A welder marked up weld data on a pipe and then walked between the 42” pipe and the pay welder. He was crushed between
them when the pipe suddenly moved from its wooden supports. The ambient temperature had risen sharply, causing the pipe
string to heat up sufficiently to cause the pipe to expand by around 0.5m along its length. This movement could also have been
exacerbated by the slight downward slope. The pay welder was approx 0.6m from the pipe, rather than customary distance of
1-2m, to avoid obstruction on the Right of Way, due to congestion in the area. Changes to what are considered routine tasks
need to be properly managed & assessed through planning & MOC processes. Incumbent on Supervision to ensure changes in
work scope are fully addressed, the workforce made aware of the risks, mitigation to be implemented & fully understood.

Kazakhstan,Other,08/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 51 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
The employee was the driver and lone occupant of a motor vehicle. The incident occurred after normal business hours and
happened when the vehicle left the established roadway and overturned. The unrestrained driver received fatal injuries.

Russia,Production,01/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Unknown

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
No details available.

Russia,Production,01/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Unknown

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
No details available.

Russia,Production,01/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Unknown

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
No details available.

Russia,Production,01/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Unknown

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
No details available.

Russia,Production,01/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Unknown

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
No details available.

Russia,Production,19/07/2004 Number of deaths: 2 Type of Incident: Drowning

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
After leaking oil had been vacuumed from the pit excavated under the buried pipeline, the two repairmen were trying to tighten
a loose clamp installed during a previous repair. They did not shut down the pipeline and bleed off the pressure, they were not
wearing proper air packs and they did not have lifelines tied around their waists, as specified in the company safety procedures.
When they slid the old clamp sideways to make room to install a new clamp, H2S gas and oil at 325 psi began spraying
everywhere, quickly covering them. Rather than running for their lives, they removed their filter gas masks and continued trying
to tighten the clamp. They were overcome by H2S gas, fell into the pool of oil below them, and died. It is not known if they died
from the H2S or drowned in the pool of oil. The Superintendent standing nearby waded into the pool of oil to help, felt dizzy
from the gas, and was forced to flee to avoid being the third fatality. Exposure: Contact with poison gas. Immediate Causes:
Substandard Practices. Failure to secure: Pipeline not shutdown and bled off Failure to use PPE properly: Inadequate gas masks
in use. Not tied off with safety lines. Basic Causes: Job Factors. Inadequate Supervision. Lack of Skills: Repairmen and Supervisor.
Lack of Control: Management System. Commitment and Leadership: Total lack of visible commitment and leadership to safety
from Asset Mgr, Chief Engr, and Head of Pipeline Maintenance Dept. Corrective actions and Recommendations:.Head of Pipeline
Maintenance Dept in this Asset Group, a former Asset Mgr, was forced to retire Corp HS Mgr personally audited all Pipeline Repair
Crews,reviewed the fatality report, reviewed all relevant company safety procedures. Follow-up audits were scheduled for 3
months and 6 months. A typical Russian bureaucratic document (Executive Order) was sent to the Asset Group Managers
reminding them of their responsibility to ensure that company safety procedures are followed. A plan was drawn up for a new
HSE for Managers training course to educate field managers on int’l safety principles to increase Leadership and Commitment.

Russia,Drilling,05/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 24 Employer: Company Occupation: Unknown
While carring out sesmic works a vibrator truck lost control and overturned. The mechanical driver was killed. Causes: Violation
of procedures by employees and a manager

Russia,Unspecified,25/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 49 Employer: Company Occupation: Unknown
A bulldozer driven by the casualty while working in a quarry fell from the height of 4m and toppled. Causes: Lack of coordination
and slow reaction, Excessive attention and lack of acceptation, Leadership is not according to the requirements, Wrong planning
of the work, Absence of method statement

Russia,Unspecified,28/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 45 Employer: Company Occupation: Unknown
The casualty came too close to the rotating pile which was about to stop to put sand into the hole. The pivot bolt head caught
his coat and dragged him into the space between the pile and the unit. He died instantly. Causes: Procedure violation by a
person & workmates & leader, Procedure violation in order to expedite completion, Fencing, caution, safety devices takedown,
Wrong decision taking or wrong opinion, Inadequate barricading of working area and equipment, Inadequate equipment,
Mechanical hazard sources, Inadequate working place arrangement.

Russia,Unspecified,12/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Drowning

Age: 54 Employer: Company Occupation: Unknown
It was planned to do the diking for a recently built pipeline section. So they used caterpillar tractor to pull the crawler-mounted
excavator being on “platform”. The “platform” with crawler-mounted excavator broke through the ice and bent to operator’s cab.
The operator stopped the engine and left the cab. After a while he assessed the situation and decided to start the engine and
tried to use the excavator to push out the platform with the help of its bucket. At this moment the excavator sharply threw down
in cab direction and sank together with operator. Causes: Breach of requirements of project operations; Lack of control by
responsible leader of PLC during construction of high pressure oil pipeline; Equipment misuse; Dangerous methods of
operation.

Russia,Drilling,30/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: 31 Employer: Company Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Assistant Driller died from electrocution. Causes: Violation by group. Violation by individual. Use of malfunctioning equipment.
Faulty guard rails or safety devices.

Russia,Unspecified,15/06/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 39 Employer: Company Occupation: Unknown
An employee decided to establish additional support for the rack. While the operator was working under the racks they collapsed
on the operator causing his fatal injury. Causes: Lack of supervision over the work performance. Inadequate identification of
worksite/job hazards. Inadequate correction of worksite/job hazards

Russia,Unspecified,21/06/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 34 Employer: Company Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
The production tree fell and killed at the assistant driller. Causes: Work procedure violation by the individual. Violation of work
procedure by controlling person. Violation of the procedure with intention of speed up the job. Not secured equipment or
materials. Equipment not properly prepared.

Russia,Unspecified,11/07/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 57 Employer: Company Occupation: Transportation Operator
A bus driver was standing on the bumper examining the engine when it started spontaneously and the bus started moving
forward. The driver jumped off in front of the bus and was pushed into another vehicle and was fatally injured.

Russia,Unspecified,01/09/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Explosion/burn

Age: 50 Employer: Company Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
When the crew were carrying out workover operations on the well, there was a displacement of a portion of gas-and-oil mixture
from the well and its ignition followed by inflammation of the open wellhead. The victim turned out to be in the seat of fire and
got many burns. Causes: Procedure violation by employees Procedure violation by the leader Procedure violation because of
speed up execution phase Wrong equipment use. Equipment is not in accordance with the requirements. Working place is not
in accordance with the requirements. Organization of working place unsuitable to the requirements.

Russia,Unspecified,09/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: 55 Employer: Company Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
An electrician was killed by a 6 kV electric shock.

Russia,Unspecified,20/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Heavy Equipment Operator
A mobile crane, driven by Company driver, failed to climb a slippery frozen hilly road, stopped and pulled back. The driver
jumped out of the cab, but was hit by the vehicle and died. Causes: Ice-slick. The road wasn’t treated by deicing agent. Work
procedure violation by the individual. Violation of work procedure by the group of people.

Russia,Unspecified,27/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Transportation Operator
Driver of a truck belonging to subcontractor company was given a task to go to the field to implement process operations. On
the way to the field his truck turned over. The driver died in the incident.

Russia,Unspecified,05/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Heavy Equipment Operator
A cement truck was moving from a night shift. When driving on a steep slope a driver lost control over his vehicle on an icy road
and the truck rolled over into a ditch. The driver died at the scene of the accident. The cement truck was not equipped with
seatbelts.

Russia,Drilling,31/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Unknown
On the 5th of December, 2004, during tripping on the drill, an elevator opened allowing tubing pipe to fall from height of 7
meters on a working platform. As a result the borer of major overhaul was injured and died in the hospital on the 31st of
December.

Russia,Other,13/09/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 69 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Admin, Management, Support Staff
A contractor employee was involved in a road traffic accident on September 13, 2004 and subsequently died 57 days later of her
injuries on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 in Moscow hospital, Russia. Two company vehicles were traveling down Sakhalin Island,
Russia from the Onshore Processing Facility construction camp to a village of Molodyozhnoye via a logging road. One of the
vehicles moving at a speed of about 50 km/h drove without slowing down into a washout in the road, the vehicle came to a full
stop against the opposite wall of the wash out and fell down to the bottom of the wash out. Due to the impact all 3 passengers
and the driver were injured. The deceased was severely injured and evacuated to the local hospital and later to a hospital in
Moscow, where she subsequently died. The other 2 passengers and the driver received various non life threatening injuries and
did not require hospitalization.

Russia,Other,15/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 31 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
A subcontractor to the main contractor was living in the contractor accommodation of the LNG plant. Some time between
midnight and 1:00 am on 15th of November, 2004 the victim became involved in a fight with a co-worker in the camp. Both men
had been drinking. In the fight the victim was wounded in the groin area. He was taken to hospital in Korsakov, but died at 13:30
on 15th of November as a result of his injuries. Controls identified in earlier incidents, and which could have made a difference,
had not been implemented. Therefore classified as work related although there still needs to be a final confirmation.

Russia,Other,01/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 30 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
A 30 year old welder, an employee of a sub-contractor, was performing welding repair work inside a boiler for the drilling
contractor. At 14:30 a colleague became aware that he had stopped moving. The casualty was removed from the boiler space
and first aid was administered unsuccessfully. The casualty was pronounced dead at 15:50. The casualty died of natural causes
which were not aggravated by the work conditions. Awaiting final confirmation.

Russia,Other,22/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
The driver, a contractor on the project, and 3 passengers were on the way home from work in a minibus. A saloon car swerved
directly into the path of the minibus resulting in a head-on collision. Driver and all 3 passengers were injured. The driver suffered
multiple fractures of both legs and was evacuated to the local hospital, where he died of complications from his injuries on 11
January 2005.

Offshore

Russia,Other,04/08/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

Age: 70 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
A 70 year old year old German national working as a marine cargo superintendent for a sub-contractor died after falling
approximately 2.5 metres into an open hold on the vessel. He had conducted an inspection of pipe on the vessel and was
preparing to transfer to the pipe laying vessel when the accident occurred. The two vessels were carrying out preparatory work
for the installation of offshore pipe.

Middle East

Onshore

Iran,Other,03/09/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 32 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
The deceased person was crossing a driving path when he was hit and run over by a forklift.

Iran,Other,11/09/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: 22 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
The deceased person received an electric shock whilst drinking water from a water cooler.

Iran,Unspecified,18/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
The employee was required to enter the manway to the double deck floating roof. This required him to remove and then replace
a portable extraction fan located on the access manway. While replacing the fan he received an electric shock causing him to
collapse.

Iran,Unspecified,12/02/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
The worker was instructed to proceed to the control room structure to wash it for further painting using a wash down trailer.
While moving the trailer closer to the structure he grabbed its handles and collapsed onto the machine.

Iran,Unspecified,29/08/2004 Number of deaths: 2 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
While driving along an internal road the driver of a water truck lost control at a left hand curve and hit a car that was traveling
in the opposite direction, causing the death of the two car occupants.

Iran,Unspecified,16/09/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Caught between

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
The rigging foreman was working inside a tank, transferring a load with a roller bed. During the work the roller bed jammed
because the wheels were trapped in the rail. While the rigging foreman was trying to free the wheel the roller bed came free
and the equipment moved forward crushing the victim against the steel structure platform.

Iran,Unspecified,30/11/2004 Number of deaths: 3 Type of Incident: Other

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
Suffocation caused by H2S leakage.

Kuwait,Drilling,06/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
While the Assitant driller was lifting the monkey board platform, accidentally the pins dislordged from the deck. The deceased
fell approximately 85 feet along with the fingers & platform grill. The deceased succumbed to his injuries.

Kuwait,Other,17/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Other
The incident occurred while the employee was driving on the 7th ring main road. The car he was driving overturned due to loss
of control at high speed. The deceased succumbed to injuries.

Kuwait,Other,13/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
The incident occurred while the employee was driving along the main road of the camp. The car he was driving overturned due
to loss of control at high speed. The deceased succumbed to his injuries.

Kuwait,Other,03/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
The incident occurred while the deceased employee was traveling along with other two colleagues. The car he was traveling
overturned and rolled due to loss of control at high speed. The deceased succumbed to his injuries at hospital.

Kuwait,Production,14/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Technician
While traveling in the field roads with the company hired Sedan, accidentally, he lost control and the vehicle overturned. He
succumbed to injuries in hospital.

Kuwait,Other,30/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Caught between

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
The incident occurred while the contractor employee was standing near the HVAC building. Accidentally, the small front end
loader(Bob-cat) dashed and crushed him against the wall. The deceased succumbed to crush injuries.

Kuwait,Drilling,21/01/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Unknown
The contractor employee was driving towards the well head. He lost control while maneuvering over the curve and the vehicle
turned-over and landed in the desert. The deceased was found dead in the vehicle.

Oman,Production,31/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 20 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
At the Materials yard a 20 year old helper was crushed between a reversing oil-field truck and a skid mounted waste skip.

Qatar,Other,30/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 24 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
Two contractor staff were carrying out routine maintenance work on an excavating machine. The machine was fitted with a
hydraulic rock breaker attached to the mechanical arm and they were to remove this hydraulic rock breaker from the machine.
This was placed in the vertical position. One of the workers left the work site by car and the other decided to carry on with the
task. He then removed the 2 pins which held the hydraulic rock breaker to the mechanical arm, and tried to wrap a lifting strap
around the hydraulic rock breaker. The hydraulic breaker then shifted, fell over and landed right on the worker resulting in a fatal
accident.

UAE,Production,18/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 55 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
The incident occurred when a contractor driver was on his way to pick up company machine operators. Approx. 20 km from the
site, the vehicle swerved to the right side of a sand track road and rolled over several times, finally resting on its wheels. The only
occupant, the driver, sustained fatal injuries.

UAE,Production,12/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 24 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
A tractor trailer unit, was on route to deliver a drilling component (jar) from the drilling service company base to the Rig. While
travelling on the new paved road from the highway to the rig, the driver encountered a tipper truck heading in the same
direction. The driver followed the tipper along the road. Approx .15 km from the rig turn off, the tipper truck and tractor trailor
unit came upon the aluminium stud installation work crew. The tipper truck turned to the left, as indicated by the signage and
hazard cones. The tractor trailer unit, continued through the work zone and struck a marker cone, a sign and the front flagman.
The flagman was pronounced dead at the accident scene upon arrival of the police ambulance.

UAE,Production,15/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 21 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
The fatal incident occurred while constructing a thirty (30) inch flare line. During alignment of three pipe joints, it is suspected
that tack welds failed resulting in a collapse of the temporary support. One section of the pipe fell onto the Pipe Fitter and
resulted in fatal injury.

Offshore

Iran,Other,05/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Caught between

Age: 30 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
A person was crushed between two piles while loading piles from a barge moored alongside a vessel onto the vessel deck.

Iran,Unspecified,13/09/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
A foreman was working inside a tank to dismantle a cantilever scaffold, used for welding of the inner shell of the tank, when he
fell from a height of about 11 metres.

Qatar,Other,09/08/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Caught between

Age: 24 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
During mooring operation of a VLCC to the SPM buoy, the 80mm pick-up rope parted at 1830 Hrs and the operation was
suspended until the pick-up rope could be replaced. The Marine Foreman and other three sailors boarded the SPMB to effect
repairs. Support buoy snatched and 40mm rope was led through mooring gate on SPM and reeve over protection bar. The
40mm rope was then secured to launch and it was ordered to steam away from SPM in order to lift the chain from the water.
During this time, three contract seamen were standing on SPM. The Foreman instructed the deceased sailor to use a 40mm rope
as a stopper while the chain was being lifted by the launch. The deceased was standing adjacent to the mooring gate and under
the protection bar where the rope was to be routed, his head being in line with the path of the rope leading to the launch.. The
second seaman was asked to climb down the mooring chain assembly to re-secure the pulling rope further down the chafe
chain. The sailor secured the towing rope through a link of the mooring chain near water level and the launch was then ordered
to pull the line for a second time, thus lifting more of the chain from the water. As the chain was up to the maximum level, the
launch was asked to hold position while the chain was stopped for the second time. As the Marine Foreman was looking down
with a torch to check on the sailor leading the stopper through the chain, the third Seaman standing by the Foreman saw the
rope move sideways trapping the head of the deceased and the hard hat flying
off. As the towing rope was slackened, the deceased was found with his head trapped between the rope, cage post and the
protection bar. He was not moving. As the rope was cleared away from the deceased’s head, he fell on to the deck, remained
unconscious and was bleeding profusely from the head. He was confirmed dead.

Qatar,Drilling,05/07/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 36 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Manual Labourer
The deceased was struck by a side entry sub connected to a drill string which rotated suddenly.

North America

Onshore

Canada,Other,06/11/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Explosion/burn

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
During well completion activities snubbing operations were being conducted to retrieve a packer from the well bore. During the
snubbing operations a failure occurred that resulted in the release of gas from the well. The gas ignited resulting in a fire in which
the derrickman suffered fatal injuries.

Canada,Drilling,24/07/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 22 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
Struck by the metal arm of a tank as the tank was being loaded off of a bed truck.

USA,Production,26/09/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 33 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
Pulsation dampener ruptured, lacerating the injured party’s neck.

Offshore

USA,Production,01/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Drowning

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
A newly employed contractor (first job) jumped from a contract supply vessel and swam to a production platform. He was acting
violently and shouting that he wanted to go back to shore. After calming down, the contractor asked to go outside the living
quarters to smoke. The contractor began acting violently and throwing bolts at employees and then ran up to the heliport.
Carefully monitoring the situation, employees went to the heliport to check on the contractor. The contractor’s clothes were
found on the helideck but there was no sign of the contractor. Employees searched the platform and initiated a search with the
USCG. A search of the sea by helicopter, ship, and by divers was conducted but was without success. The incident shows the
importance of close screening of contractors and the need for good contractor management. It also shows that field personnel
need training in handling violent or unstable workers.

USA,Drilling,23/03/2004 Number of deaths: 10 Type of Incident: Air transport

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Company Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
A helicopter with one employee, two pilots (contractors), and seven other contractors was flying at night from land to a drillship
offshore when it lost radio contact. There was no distress call. When the helicopter did not arrive, a search was begun. The
helicopter crash site was located and the bodies were recovered. The cause of the incident has not been determined by the
National Transportation Safety Board. This incident shows the need to have corporate-wide aviation standards as well as having
internal aviation expertise to be involved in aviation contractor management.

USA,Other,09/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 51 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Drilling/Well Servicing Operator
On a pipe laying vessel working in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico a lifting device on the stern end of the pipe crane failed as pipe
was being lifted out of the pipe bin in preparation for pipeline installation via J-lay. The stern end of the pipe dropped down onto
the ready rack, causing the bow end of the pipe to pop out of its hook. As a result, the bow end of the pipe dropped down and
forward striking a 51 year old a contractor employee who was standing in a designated area to assist the rigging operations.

USA,Production,24/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Fall

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Foreman, Supervisor
A contractor team supervisor fell through a failed or dislodged grating and purportedly collided with a mooring line before
hitting the water.

USA,Drilling,31/03/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Caught between

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
Caught between barge and boat during tie-up operations.

South America

Onshore

Argentina,Production,15/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 42 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
The operator came to a beam pumping unit late at night and attempted to top up the engine radiator without stopping the unit.
He slipped and was caught by the moving counterweight.

Bolivia,Other,20/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: 32 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
When laying a gas line on a hillside, a sideboom was being used to carry a length of pipe up a steep slope. The load started
swinging and the sideboom toppled over and rolled down a ravine. The driver jumped out, but was caught and slung by the
pipe, falling into the ravine and substaining fatal head injuries. Both a pipe carrier and a winching arrangement were available
but were not used.

Colombia,19/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

3rd Party
A contractor two-truck convoy was transporting produced water from one company location to another on a public road. The
first truck passed a motorcyclist on the side of the road, who was traveling in the same direction and reducing speed. The
motorcyclist then made an abrupt turn to access a dirt road on the opposite side and collided with the second truck traveling
immediately behind, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist. The motorcycle had no rear view mirrors and cyclist was wearing
a raincoat above his helmet, which may have limited vision. The distance between the 2 trucks was not long enough (ca 30 feet)
given the traveling speed (60 km/h). Contractor oversight is critical, including enforcement of standards; journey management
and planning should include high-risk roads irrespective of country; leadership is key to safety.

Equador,Other,01/12/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

3rd Party
A ferry was being used by company, contractors and authorised third parties to cross the river and gain access to the production
block. During a ferry loading operation under heavy rain conditions a waiting driver stepped out of his bus and was run over by
a reversing truck.

Trinidad,Other,07/06/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Vehicle incident

Age: 23 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
A parked water truck was unable to start because of a defective battery, so the truck crew requested a tow from a parked truck.
During the setup of the operation, the water truck’s loory man was crushed between the 2 trucks. Inadequate preventive
maintenance led to a defective battery. This was an unplanned activity, supervisors were unaware that it was taking place, no
risk assessment was carried out, roles were not defined. All work, including periperal activities, must be properly contolled,
having proper supervision, risk assessment and area authority approval

Venezuela,Production,27/07/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Other

Age: 26 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
The gun of a security guard was accidentally fired when being placed horizontally on a ledge, fatally wounding a colleague. The
safety catch was not used. No firearms procedure was in place.

Venezuela,Other,29/04/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Electrical

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
A contractor died when he was opening a trench in a concrete walkway with a pneumatic hammer and made contact with an
electricity cable.

Venezuela,Other,25/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Explosion/burn

Age: 23 Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
A firefighter died after being engulfed by a fire during an emergency at the Oil Terminal.

Venezuela,Other,18/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Transportation Operator
A truck driver died when he was hit by a piece of a drilling platform structure, which fell from the bed truck while it was being
unloaded.

Venezuela,Other,24/10/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Struck by

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
An employee died when a gas line ruptured, and high pressure gas struck him.

Offshore

Venezuela,Production,14/05/2004 Number of deaths: 1 Type of Incident: Drowning

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Other
A diver drowned while working in Lake Maracaibo.

Venezuela,Other,23/11/2004 Number of deaths: 2 Type of Incident: Explosion/burn

Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
Age: unknown Employer: Contractor Occupation: Maintenance, Craftsman
Two contractors died when an explosion ocurred while they were welding a structure over the sump tank of a barge.

Appendix D
Signiﬁcant incident reports by region
Africa
Onshore Offshore

Algeria, Production, Explosion/burn Algeria, Drilling, Vehicle incident

The injured person thought that the flame on a flare was A vehicle with a driver and 6 passengers, traveling at high
extinguished during a flow back following a frac treatment. He speed, ran off the road. The car flipped several times, resulting
climbed the berm to check on the flare pilot and was near the in 7 Lost Time Injuries.
top when a slug hit the flare. Apparently the pilot was lit as the
flames due to the slug resulted in the injured person sustaining
Egypt, Production, Drowning
burns to his arms and hands.
High swell enveloped the three crew working on boat landing
resulting in one crew being washed overboard. The crew
Algeria, Unspecified, Electrical member was recovered by supply boat crew with no injury and
A mechanical technician working on unit 600 fin fans entered was returned to the platform.
the fan enclosure. He had requested an isolation to carry out a
PM,however he was disorientated and entered the wrong fin
Equatorial Guinea, Production, Explosion/burn
fan enclosure. An Operator noticed that the Mechanical
A new turbine-driven water injection pump had been installed
Technician was in the wrong fan enclosure and informed him.
and manifolded into the existing pump system. A fire occurred
The Mechanical Technician then climbed out and worked on the
within the existing water injection pump turbine when the
correct fin fan. Approximately 15 minutes after he left the live
newly installed pump was turned on. Water from the new
fan enclosure the fan was started by an Electrical Technician
pump system was forced backwards through the old system
working on a different permit. No injuries were sustained;
when a flow safety valve failed. This resulted in flames and
precautions are now in place to identify motors at fin fan
smoke being emitted from the existing turbine air inlet duct.
enclosure entrance, car seal lock enclosure entrances, locks to
replace car seals, instruction issued by mechanical department
to carry out checks identifying fan and motor prior to entering. Nigeria, Production, Other
A rig was being moved from one platform to another. On the
final approach to the new location the rig slipped into existing
spud-can holes and collided with the south face of the platform
causing damage to the hull of the rig and to the platform.

Tunisia, Drilling, Struck by

The injured person was assisting in uncoupling a Barite hose
that had become blocked. The hose was still pressurised and, on
uncoupling, the pressure was released causing the hose to
“whip”. The rubber part struck the injured person resulting in a
fracture to the wrist.

Asia/Australasia
Onshore Offshore

India, Exploration, Vehicle incident Australia, Drilling, Struck by

While returning from field operation a bus transporting the Whilst drilling with the elevators approximately 1-1.5 meters
seismic drill crews slipped off the main track into a paddy field, a above the rotary table, the Driller stated that he was picking up
drop of approximately 2 feet, flipping the bus onto its side. to make a connection when a larger heave than had been
The track was extremely slippery due to constant rainfall since experienced came through, resulting in the attempt to pull-out
morning. None of the 30 passengers sustained any injury, due of the hole quickly to stop the elevators from making contact
to the fitting of seatbelts and all personnel wearing hardhats. with the drill floor. The subsequent series of actions resulted in
the blocks impacting the drill floor in an uncontrolled manner.
As a consequence, the drill line paid out rapidly from the draw-
Indonesia, Other, Fall works and severed at the wire retention socket of the (draw
A carpenter was replacing a roof at the camp church, using PPE. works) drum. Following the severing of the drill-line,
While he was working his roof his mallet fell down to the approximately 60 meters of 1 « inch drill line was projected up
ceiling. He tried to reach it by releasing his safety belt hook. He the derrick, over the fast line sheave and fell to the drill floor.
then stepped down to the ceiling and fell to the floor. He
suffered a fracture on his left thigh and was taken directly to
Emergency Medical. India, Drilling, Struck by
During pressure testing of a coiled tubing BOP, a 3/4” plug in
equalising valve broke free. As a projectile, the plug first directly
Malaysia, Production, Explosion/burn hit a stand of heavy walled drill pipe on the pipe rack and was
A hydrocarbon fire incident occurred at a produced water then deflected to strike a glancing blow on the driller’s head
skimmer pit. A leaking valve created an abnormal accumulation behind his left ear. The driller suffered a minor laceration on the
of condensate in the surface water handling system. While back of the ear.
transferring water, condensate was also transferred to the pit. A
condensate slug generated a static discharge at the pipe outlet
igniting the condensate in the pit. Indonesia, Production, Explosion/burn
A leaking suction valve on a compressor was being replaced
when a spark ignited gas coming out of the flange as the new
Malaysia, Unspecified, Vehicle incident valve was being bolted into place. Nine workers were burned
A vehicle carrying a contractor recording front crew to the and 7 required hospitalization. This incident demonstrates the
acquisition site was travelling up the gradient, suddenly the need to follow change management procedures and to avoid
vehicle stalled, immediately free wheeling back down the slope shortcuts to operational procedures.
for 40m and then rolled on its side before coming to the stop.
The victim suffered a head injury, arm fracture, leg fracture and
neck injury. Indonesia, Production, Explosion/burn
A fire on an offshore platform was started during pigging
operations that did not follow the standard procedure. The
Malaysia, Unspecified, Caught between platform was immediately shut down manually and 11 people
A mechanic climbed on the anchor winch frame support to were evacuated by crew boat. There were no injuries. This
check the winch and tighten the brake. While tightening the incident shows the importance of proper training and
brake, the anchor wire drum rotated backward due to barge supervision as well as the need for fail safe engineering design.
movement. The injured person’s left foot was caught between
the supporting frame and the winch drum resulting in a crush
injury with 3 broken bones. Indonesia, Drilling, Other
A drilling barge rig was running casing on a well in 7700 feet of
water. After repositioning the barge, the crew was adjusting
Malaysia, Unspecified, Struck by anchor lines to “normal tension” by paying out anchor line to
A diver injured his hand during an underwater operations to decrease tension on it. The winch operator did not follow the
install a lift clamp to 24” Jintan pipeline. The clamp, under normal procedure by utilizing the dynamic brakes to pay out
approx. 3 tonnes tension, jumped and hit the diver’s left hand line but he instead used the band brakes (operator error). Once
(resulted in fractured bones) while he attempted to place a bolt the line started unreeling, the band brakes could slow but could
into the clamp. not stop the anchor line, which completely unrolled. Several
pieces of equipment were damaged as the end of the rig
Myanmar, Unspecified, Fall anchor line whipped around before being pulled into the sea.
On the night of 2nd February 2004, the Production Operator The barge listed about 4-1/2 degrees but was stabilized at 2-1/2
went to bed at 2100 hrs. At 2340 hrs, he was awakened by a degrees before being ballasted to normal position. There were
strange noise his colleague was making who was sharing the no injuries. This incident shows the importance of fail-safe
same accommodation with him. He assumed that his roommate mechanical design, improved visibility, improved operator
was having a nightmare and intended to wake him up. While ergonomics, improved training and the need for a hazard
doing so, he fell from his top bunk as he thought that he was analysis of deepwater mooring operations.
sleeping on lower bunk.
Indonesia, Drilling, Struck by
During rigging down of a tender assisted drilling rig the derrick
mast was picked up off the “A” frame and rest, swung around to
the NE over the platform helideck towards the tender assist
barge. During the time the mast was alongside the barge, the
mast started to slip and fell on the hook 4 - 5ft, indicating that
the brakes were not holding. As the crane operator swung the

mast over the tender, the mast began to slip continuously until lifting the 2nd mini container, the vessel rolled to portside
the trailing end of the mast settled on the poop deck. The mast causing the lifted container to swing towards the centre line of
was now diagonally across the deck from starboard to port and the deck and the pallet of chemicals. The injured person then
from stern to bow, with the crown section approximately 12ft moved from his position on the forward side of the container to
above the main deck. At this stage an investigation was made the inboard side in an attempt to arrest its movement. The
and it was deduced that the brakes had failed. The rig container gained extra momentum and pushed the injured
mechanics began to remove the brake assembly that was person against the pallet of chemicals. The injured person
assumed to be the problem. When the brake was levered out of sustained a slight fracture to his 5th rib on the left-hand side.
the planetary gear the main drum was released and the mast
fell onto the main deck. The hook of the crane came to rest
Thailand, Production, Explosion/burn
inside the mast.
A small flash fire was caused by a welding spark at the end of a
closed drain gas vent.
Myanmar, Unspecified, Caught between
During the lifting of the load (Top Drive System (TDS) on dolly
Thailand, Production, Other
track), the TDS started to swing due to the movement of the
tender. The injured person suddenly moved towards the load A utility vessel mistakenly ran into a pipeline riser on a
and put his hand on it in an attempt to prevent it from hitting remote wellhead platform at 0445 hours while it was still
an adjacent electrical bridle. The dolly track shifted towards the dark. This resulted in rupturing the riser with a small oil
TDS and crushed the injured person’s fingers between the dolly spill and some damage to the vessel. The vessel had radar
track lower stop and the TDS frame. and was operating on autopilot. This incident demonstrates
the need for good marine contractor management
including adequate orientation and training of the
Myanmar, Unspecified, Struck by contractor crew in good marine operations and safety
The supply vessel was snatching deck cargo at the platform. rules compliance.
After the loading and offloading operation, Platform Crane
Operators and supply vessel crews were moving the mini- Thailand, Production, Other
containers to the starboard side of the vessel to keep clear the
emergency laydown area on the boat deck. At 1413 hrs, while Major gas leaks caused by glycol contact valve failure.

Europe
Onshore Norway, Other, Other
A vessel collided with a mobile rig. The vessel was occupied
with unloading when the incident happened
Austria, Drilling, Struck by
The employee opened a ball valve under pressure. The pressure Norway, Drilling, Struck by
turned the blowdown pipe and catapulted the employee onto a A traverser carriage (ca 100 kg) fell down 4 m during transfering
rack. of BOP on the Celler deck. A person who was standing on the
BOP was hit.

Offshore
Norway, Production, Other
An oil and gas leakage occurred because a drainage connecting
Denmark, Drilling, Struck by piece came away from the line between the 1st and 2nd oil
While rigging up casing bails a lifting wire slipped and altered separator. A manifold block (26 kg) fell 4 metres. Approx 50
the CoG of the bail. An operative was hit on the belly and litres of oil was discharged to the sea.
suffered severe internal injuries. Immediate cause: Insufficient
work planning. Basic Risk Factors: Procedures; Organisation.
Norway, Production, Struck by
A 3 ft basket (open equipment container), weighing 1600 kg,
Denmark, Other, Drowning developed an abnormal pendulum and an operator was hit. He
While lowering an FRC for a pipeline inspection job the FRC was hit in the upper part of his body. He was also forced against
snagged against the ship’s side and capsized. Three persons some equipment.
were thrown into the water, another three persons managed to
stay in the FRC. Basic risk factor: Procedures (Inadequate
Norway, Production, Struck by
knowledge of procedures for correct lowering of FRC into water
Two operators, a man and a woman, were injured during
when using it for operational purposes).
transfer of corrosion inhibitor through a 10 mm instrument
pipeline from one tank to another. When a valve was opened, a
Denmark, Production, Explosion/burn calibration glass exploded due to overpressure and both
Gas from the SWAG injection well flowed back into the water operators were exposed to the chemical and glass fragments.
injection system during start up. PSV on WI pig launcher lifted The line used for transfer of chemical was undocumented and
below set point due to malfunction and gas drained into the had not previously been used. The P&ID was not checked
hazardous closed drain. This was incorrectly connected to the before the job. No job description had been prepared, and no
open drain system. Basic risk factor: Procedures (inadequate check list was used for the job. The hazard of the job was
identification of cause of gas release on previous occasions. Gas underestimated.
in WI system not identified during design HAZOPs), Design
(Operating design during startup. Hardpipe drain from PSV. Haz
Norway, Production, Other
& non haz drain connected).
Over the year a number of process safety valves (PSVs) are
moved considerable distances from one part of an offshore

platform to another. The moving is done by people carrying the received medical attention & have made a full recovery. Poor
valves using their hands and arms. This work is strenuous and design, as PSV relief placed within enclosure; plant upset caused
often leads to various types of injuries. Going up or down stairs vibration within enclosure which may have unseated PSV (set
and ladders while carrying a valve is a particular challenge. To near bottom of spring range); lack of perceived threat from
prevent such injuries a new device has been introduced. It is a nitrogen, which causes rapid loss of consciousness and death,
load carrying frame that is fastened to a person’s back. The leaking within a confined space.
frame is of a similar type as those used in heavy load rucksacks.
It is also referred to as a Fire Brigade Frame. This frame enables
UK, Drilling, Struck by
a person to carry a heavy load in an ergonomically correct way,
2 scaffolders were dismantling an overboard scaffold that had
and it also leaves the person’s hands free.
been constructed to remove the lifeboat PROD in advance of
the mobile jack up work barge coming alongside the East Face
UK, Production, Other-Health of Wellhead platform. One scaffolder was working overside
The wellhead hydraulic control system (HPU) is located in an dismantling the scaffold, the second scaffolder was working
enclosure (approx 6’ widex20’longx8’high). Part of the control inboard of the platform handrail (acting as standby man and
system includes a fusible loop charged with nitrogen. The assisting with materialremoval). The overside worker was
nitrogen pressure had decayed and a team investigated. The wearing the correct PPE and a fall arrestor. Unknown to the
fault was traced to a pressure relief valve on the nitrogen scaffolders the barge had commenced its approach to locate on
system. The relief path from this valve is directly into the the platform East face. As the barge closed in, the standby
enclosure. During the investigation, 2 technicians entered the scaffolder recognised the risk, reached overside and pulled his
enclosure and were exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere colleague inboard just as the top of the barge aft crane collided
due to the build up of the nitrogen venting into enclosure. Both with the scaffolded structure.

FSU
No significant incidents were reported for this region.

Middle East
Onshore Qatar, Production, Explosion/burn
The flare system molecular seal suffered catastrophic failure.
Large sections of the seal were ejected up to 800 meteres from
Kuwait, Production, Struck by the flare. Investigation revealed that the seal was under-sized to
While the Contractor employee was tightening the compressor cope with the flow rates and velocities of the flared gases.
bolt at 20 meters above-ground with the helper man-basket,
accidentally the basket came down fast and its angle hit the Syria, Unspecified, Struck by
employee’s face. The boom of the crane dropped 0.5m to land on the crane
outrigger because the operator moved the boom -extension
Kuwait, Production, Electrical from its supports before it was properly connected to the main
A contractor employee hit an 11KV overhead line feeding to boom. The operator was standing at the controls under the
gathering center by a tripper truck while passing under the boom extension and as it fells it struck the operator on his head
overhead cables. No injuries but power tripped to GC. (hard-hat). The injured person was taken to hospital for
examination.
Oman, Production, Explosion/burn
Five contractors (three operators and two trainees) received UAE, Drilling, Explosion/burn
burns at the gas plant after being splashed with 380 degrees F. While circulating out the tubing-casing annulus, the transfer
material coming out of the high-pressure gas dehydration vapor pump ignited crude oil leading to a fire on the shakers and
vent. All five contractors received second-degree burns. reserve tanks. One person was seriously injured with multiple
burns on his body.
Oman, Unspecified, Struck by
A 22 year old fitter employed by a sub-contractor to the Offshore
operating company was bolting up a 12” flange assembly on a
new ESD valve. The valve, actuator and piping were unstable
and not adequately secured. The assembly suddenly flipped Qatar, Other, Struck by
over with the valve actuator striking the injured person on his A barge carrying topsides module drifted and made light
back, pinning him down to the floor. A crane was required to contact with a jack-up drilling rig with 82 persons onboard.
lift the valve and free the injured person. He broke his back and
his leg. The back injury is classified as a Permanent Total
Disability (paraplegic: loss of movement in his legs). Qatar, Production, Struck by
A marine vessel lifted an 8.2-ton ESD valve onto the cellar deck
of an offshore platform. After the inital lift to the cellar deck, the
Qatar, Production, Explosion/burn crane hook repositioned through the top deck so the valve
A heat exchanger suffered a catastrophic failure during the could be moved inboard on a stronger deck location. While
start-up of a production train. The heat exchanger had been lifting the valve (approx. one foot off deck), the crane wire
hydro-tested following repairs. Draining of the exchanger was broke; and the load fell to the deck. There were no injuries or
less than adequate with residual water remaining in the tubes. property damage resulting from this incident.
At start up the exchanger inlet and outlet were isolated. The
residual water flashed into steam, the expansion of which over-
pressurised the unit.

Qatar, Production, Air transport UAE, Production, Explosion/burn

Two helicopters, carrying 11 and 10 persons respectively, were A minor flame was detected on the 8” atmospheric vent stack
on collision course. Avoiding action was taken and they missed tip of the New Gas Treatment Platform (NGTP). The flame was
each other by approximately 100 metres. extinguished within 2-3 minutes of it being detected through
diverting the vent gas to an alternative vent line and purging
the vent stack by N2 gas. The incident was due to the cold
UAE, Production, Caught between
venting of flammable gas and the presence of pyrophoric
A contract wireline operator was injured when a helicopter
material in the vent stack. The cold venting was taking place as
crushed him between the helicopter body and the logging
the unit incinerator was out of service for maintenance.
cabin roof where he was located to hook the load under the
helicopter.

North America
Onshore Offshore

USA, Production, Struck by USA, Drilling, Struck by

Contractor was injured during the unloading of a pumping unit. While function testing the horizontal pipe racker, HPR, in
The injured employee was on the bed of the winch truck pulling preparation for racking drillpipe, the stop block on the end of
slack on the boom line as the poles were being laid down. The one of the support arms broke off and fell 35 feet to the deck.
third (auxiliary) line was not in service but broke at the hook The weld between the stop block and the arm failed. The block
because it was engaged and secured to the tailboard. The line weighed 166lb.
broke and swung around striking the employee on the right There was no injury or damage. The block fell in a generally
posterior thigh causing a deep laceration and broken femur inaccessible area but there was no procedure in place for
bone. ensuring that the area below the HPR was clear prior to
operation.
USA, Drilling, Struck by
During rig up operations, a critical lift was being performed to USA, Drilling, Struck by
attach the 3.5 ton skid mounted derrick board to the derrick. The injured person was holding a std of drill pipe with a rope in
Two forklifts (one on drillers’ side and one on pit side) used to his right hand at the end of the board ready to throw into the
raise the board appox 9” off ground & into position for pinning. elevators as the block was traveling up. A NNW wind was
While attempting to intall pin on drillers’ side, board slid off causing the block and elevators to swing. The horn of the
forks, overbalanced, & tumbled 90 degrees towards catwalk. elevators hit the contractors right hand, pinching it between
This resulted in employee being thrown to the ground, with the std of drill pipe.
board coming to rest in an upright position, with derrick board
frame surrounding employee. The crew failed to recognise this
as a critical lift (use of 2 forklifts), there was no rig move plan USA, Drilling, Struck by
nor JSA for the job task. Leadership need to reinforce the lifting While working on the drilling tool, the lock for the Shepard’s
policy, evaluate all changes made to ensure a new unsafety Hook broke and fell, hitting the derrick, glancing off and then
condition is not introduced. Reinforce “Stop Work” expectation. hitting the injured person on the head as he stood inside the
doorway of the dog house. The injured person’s hard hat was
broken, but the impact was great enough to cut his head.
USA, Production, Struck by
Contractor conducting hydrotest on 6000 foot section of newly
installed 30” horizontally drilled pipeline. High pressure USA, Other, Air transport
manifold attached to a low pressure fitting previously used for a A helicopter had been untied and left unattended on the
dewatering procedure. The dewatering procedure was a helideck for an extended period of time while the crew was
change--MOC in place, but inadequate. A leak occured at the planning flight activities. Maximum winds were less than 20
fitting and 3 contractor employees approached to investigate. mph during planning of the days flight log. The platform
When approx 30 feet from fitting, it failed at 1750 psi. The received notification of extremely high winds in the vicinity and
hydrotest hose and fittings were launched & all 3 workers the pilot went up to properly secure the helicopter. Prior to the
impacted by water and/or projectiles, resulting in multiple arm pilot arriving, the wind had caught the helicopter broadside
fractures; broken ribs and punctured lung and minor spleen with enough force to push it against the heliport kick plate and
damage; 9 broken ribs, collapsed lung and minor spleen tip it overboard into the ocean. Wind across an 80+ mile wide
damage. MOC processes must be detailed enough to include line had increased to over 80 mph within a few minutes. Other
equipment changes and accompanied with revised procedures helicopter activities in the Gulf of Mexico were also impacted. A
& drawings. Define isolation zone for all workers and revise JSA helicopter based 80 miles away was also pushed overboard at
to include detailed discussion on potential hazards. nearly the same time during this unforecasted extreme weather
event. This incident demonstrated the need to create and follow
tighter helicopter tie-down procedures.
USA, Unspecified, Explosion/burn
RELEASE - GAS LEAK FROM A 10” FLANGE - 10” 900# flange on
FGC 2 piping developed a gas leak. The Actual Consequence of USA, Production, Other-Structural
‘Level 3’ is due to: 1. Problems isolating the flange to safely Significant damage to offshore facilities caused by Hurricane
perform the gasket replacement (bleed down). 2. We surpassed Ivan.
the 144 hour limit for January which called for us to reduce
flaring after 2 continuous hours as per MMS approval. This
caused deferred production which was approximately $346000.

South America
Onshore rupture to the 220v cable that had been covered by a metal
sheath. The cable did not have any warning signs. There was
no injury to personnel. The employee had been tasked to dig
Argentina, Other, Electrical up trees on the EAST zone of the plant, for which the PTW and
Two employees were assembling a metallic structure in a high HAZID were prepared. This incident occurred on the WEST
voltage area. When raising a tape measure, they suffered an zone, which the PTW and HAZID did not cover.
electric discharge, resulting in severe burns.
- They had begun to work without waiting the supervisor. Venezuela, Production, Fall
- The working area was marked off with tape, but it was not A worker fell approximately 11 metres from an electrical pole
clear enough because the workers thought it was the de- when he failed to resecure his safety harness after repositioning
energized area, while it was really marking the area which for a work assignment. Although experienced in task
remained energized. assignment the worker was not a full time employee of the
contractor and this was his first day of work for several months.

Bolivia, Other, Electrical

A forklift operator began to dig up a partially buried tree trunk
to remove the obstruction. The pail picked up a 220v energy
cable that was located 25cm underground and this produced a

Appendix E
Restricted workday analyses
Not all companies include in their safety data the category of Restricted Workday Cases (RWDCs). RWDCs are injuries
and occupational incidents which are severe enough to prevent a person from performing normal duties, but not
so severe that lighter duties cannot be performed.
For the analyses in this appendix, data are only used where there is a clear indication that incidents resulting in
restricted work are collected. Many companies do not collect these data. Accordingly, the database of hours worked
is reduced to 1610 million, 70% of all hours.
Please note that the averaging period used in this section alters in response to limitations in the data partition
in earlier years.

E.1 Overall RWDC+LTI frequency

RWDC+LTI frequency - company & contractor
• Overall 1.37 (1% better)§ per million hours worked

• Company 0.82 (12% worse)

/VERALL
• Contractor 1.55 (5% better) #ONTRACTOR
#OMPANY
• Onshore 1.23 (no change)
• Offshore 1.85 (4% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2003 aver-
age

The figures show the frequency of RWDC and LTI for
companies and contractors, and onshore and offshore
activities.
• The overall frequency remains virtually unchanged
at 1.37 compared to 1.39 in 2003.
• The frequency of RWDCs and more serious inju-
ries remains higher in the offshore environment.

RWDC+LTI frequency - onshore & offshore

per million hours worked

/VERALL
/FFSHORE
/NSHORE

E.2 Severity
Severity of restriced workday cases -
company & contractor • Overall 11.44 days (13% fewer)§
average days of restricted work per RWDC
• Company 13.75 days (6% fewer)
• Contractor 11.20 days (14% fewer)
• Onshore 10.98 days (11% more)
#OMPANY
• Offshore 12.90 days (40% fewer)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 2000-2003
average

#ONTRACTOR
Many companies do not have the RWDC category of
incident, and even fewer collect data on days of restricted
work. The database is 830 million hours worked, just
36% of the total database.
• A total of 5836 days were lost as a result of restricted
/VERALL workday cases, in the sense that normal duties could
not be performed. This compares with 39940 days
lost as a result of lost time injuries (on a database
2.75 times as large).
• The average number of days lost to restricted work
per case decreased compared to the previous 3-year
Severity of restriced workday cases - period, most noticeably among contractor staff
onshore & offshore
average days of restricted work per RWDC working offshore.
• Onshore the number of days lost has risen by 11%
compared to the previous 5-year period.
• While in the previous 3-year period more than
/NSHORE twice the number of restricted work days that are
reported in the onshore environment were reported
in the offshore environment, in 2004 the difference
between the two values reduced to just 15%.

/FFSHORE

/VERALL

E.3 RWDC + LTI frequency by region

• Overall 1.37 (24% better)§

• Africa 0.94 (8% better)
• Asia/Australasia 0.87 (19% better)
• Europe 2.25 (28% better)
• FSU 1.12 (22% worse)
• Middle East 1.42 (23% better)
• North America 2.26 (26% better)
• South America 1.63 (42% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 1999-2003
average
RWDC+LTI frequency - regions
per million hours worked

The ﬁgure shows the frequency of RWDC and LTI

for the diﬀerent regions, in comparison to the regional
average for the preceding 5-year period. AVERAGE

• Improvement in performance is seen for all regions

except the FSU, with the greatest change being
associated with operations in the South American
region, where the 2004 value (1.63) is just 58% of

the regional average for the preceding 5-year period
(2.79).

AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH

!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

E.4 RWDC + LTI frequency by function

• Overall 1.37 (28% better)§

• Exploration 0.78 (31% better)
• Drilling 2.50 (25% better)
• Production 1.29 (32% better)
• Other 0.95 (32% better)
§ The percent. in parentheses relates to the 1999-2003
average

RWDC+LTI frequency - functions

per million hours worked

The ﬁgure shows the frequency of RWDC and LTI

associated with the diﬀerent functions.
AVERAGE
• There has been an improvement in the RWDC+LTI
frequency associated with all the functions reported
compared to the previous 5-year period, the largest
improvement being associated with ‘drilling’.
• The performance in the ‘drilling’ function is 82%
greater than the industry average for 2004.

AVERAGE

%XPLORATION $RILLING 0RODUCTION /THER

E.4.1 Exploration

Exploration RWDC+LTI frequency by region

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH

!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

• North American contractors returned a frequency • The company only average is 0.23 in 2004 for
of just 13% of the value for the preceding 5 years. exploration however the hours worked in these
• The result for contractors in the FSU for 2004 was functional groups are too small to draw any useful
nearly 5 times that reported in the previous 5-year conclusions. Similar results appear in the LTIF
period. analysis.

E.4.2 Drilling

Drilling RWDC+LTI frequency by region

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

• Drilling contractors again improved their overall

performance from an average of 3.00 for the pre-
ceding 5-year period to 2.65 in 2004.
• Substantial improvement was seen in the perform-
ance of companies in all regions, albeit against a
background of relatively few hours being reported.

E.4.3 Production

Production RWDC+LTI frequency by region

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

• A marked improvement can be seen in both com-

pany and contractor performance in South America
and in contractor only performance in North
America and Europe.

E.4.4 Other

Other RWDC+LTI frequency by region

per million hours worked

#ONTRACTOR #OMPANY
#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE #OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

!FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH !FRICA !SIA %UROPE &35 -IDDLE .ORTH 3OUTH
!USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA !USTRALASIA %AST !MERICA !MERICA

• Both company and contractor values for all regions • A substantial improvement in performance is noted
showed improvement compared to their 1999-2003 for both company and contractor operations in the
averages, apart from companies in the FSU where North and South American regions, with the 2004
the values deteriorated slightly. company value for North America being just 4% of
• While contractors in Europe returned a frequency the average value for the proceeding 5 year period,
of just 62% of the previous 5-year period the aver- and about a quarter of world average.
age remains high compared to the other 6 regions. • The value for both companies and contractors has
• Similar improvements can be seen in the Middle improved in all regions except the FSU.
East and South American regions where the 2004
averages, respectively, were 56% and 58% of the
1999-2003 result.

Appendix F
Glossary of terms
Accident severity Fatal accident rate (FAR)
The average number of lost days per lost workday The number of company/contractor fatalities per
case. 100,000,000 (100 million) hours worked.
Caught between Fatal incident rate (FIR)
Injury where injured person is crushed or similarly The number of fatal incidents per 100,000,000 (100
injured between machinery moving parts or other million) hours. Incidents involving a third party fatality
objects, caught between rolling tubulars or objects are included (since 1998), provided they directly result
being moved, crushed between a ship and a dock, or from company or contractor operations.
like incidents.
First aid case
Company employee Cases that are not sufficiently serious to be reported as
Any person employed by and on the payroll of the medical treatment or more serious cases but neverthe-
reporting Company, including corporate and man- less require minor first aid treatment, eg. dressing on a
agement personnel specifically involved in exploration minor cut, removal of a splinter from a finger. First aid
and production. Persons employed under short-service cases are not recordable incidents.
contracts are included as Company employees provided
Hours worked
they are paid directly by the Company.
The actual ‘hours worked’ are recorded in the case
Contractor of onshore operations. For offshore workers, the
A ‘Contractor’ is defined as an individual or organisa- ‘hours worked’ are calculated on a 12 hours workday.
tion performing work for the reporting company, fol- Consequently average hours worked per year will vary
lowing verbal or written agreement. ‘Sub-contractor’ is from 1600 to 2300 hours/person (averaging 2000)
synonymous with ‘Contractor’. depending upon the shift on/off ratio. Vacations and
leaves are excluded.
Contractor employee
Any person employed by a Contractor or Contractor’s Hours worked in year (000’s)
Sub-Contractor(s) who is directly involved in execution Hours are rounded to the nearest thousand.
of prescribed work under a contract with the reporting
Lost time injury (LTI)
Company.
A fatality or lost workday case. The number of LTIs is
Drilling the sum of fatalities and lost workday cases.
All exploration, appraisal and production drilling
Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)
and workover as well as their administrative, engineer-
The number of lost time injuries (fatalities + lost work-
ing, construction, materials supply and transportation
day cases) incidents per 1,000,000 hours worked.
aspects. It includes site preparation, rigging up and down
and restoration of the drilling site upon work comple- Lost workday case (LWDC)
tion. Drilling includes ALL exploration, appraisal and Any work related injury other than a fatal injury which
production drilling. results in a person being unfit for work on any day after
the day of occurrence of the occupational injury. “Any
Exploration
day” includes rest days, weekend days, leave days, public
Geophysical, seismographic and geological operations,
holidays or days after ceasing employment.
including their administrative and engineering aspects,
construction, maintenance, materials supply, and trans- Medical cause of death
portation of personnel and equipment; excludes drill- This is the cause of death given on the death certifi-
ing. cate. Where two types of causes are provided, such as
“pulmonary oedema” caused by “inhalation of hot gases
Explosion or burn
from a fire”, both are recorded.
Incident caused by burns, toxic gases, asphyxiation or
other effects of fires and explosions. ‘Explosion’ means a Medical treatment case (MTC)
rapid combustion, not an overpressure. Cases that are not severe enough to be reported as
fatalities or lost work day cases or restricted work day
Fall
cases but are more severe than requiring simple first aid
Incident caused by falling off, over or onto some-
treatment.
thing.

Number of days unﬁt for work Production

The sum total of calendar days (consecutive or oth- Petroleum and natural gas producing operations,
erwise) after the days of the occupational injuries on including their administrative and engineering aspects,
which the employees involved were unfit for work and minor construction, repairs, maintenance and servic-
did not work. ing, materials supply, and transportation of personnel
and equipment. It covers all mainstream production
Number of employees operations including wireline. It does not cover produc-
Average number of full-time and part-time employ-
tion drilling and workover.
ees, calculated on a full-time basis, during the reporting
year. Restricted workday case (RWDC)
Any work-related injury other than a fatality or lost
Number of fatalities
work day case which results in a person being unfit for
The total number of Company’s employees and or
full performance of the regular job on any day after the
Contractor’s employees who died as a result of an inci-
occupational injury. Work performed might be:
dent. ‘Delayed’ deaths that occur after the incident are
included if the deaths were a direct result of the inci- • an assignment to a temporary job;
dent. For example, if a fire killed one person outright, • part-time work at the regular job;
and a second died three weeks later from lung damage • continuation full-time in the regular job but not
caused by the fire, both are reported. performing all the usual duties of the job.
Occupational injury Where no meaningful restricted work is being per-
Any injury such as a cut, fracture, sprain, amputa- formed, the incident is recorded as a lost workday case
tion, etc, which results from a work accident or from (LWDC).
a single instantaneous exposure in the work environ- Struck by
ment. Conditions resulting from animal bites, such as Incidents where injury results from being hit by
insect or snake bites, and from one-time exposure to moving equipment and machinery, or by flying or fall-
chemicals are considered to be injuries. ing objects.
Off shore work Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)
All activities and operations that take place at sea, The number of recordable incidents (fatalities + lost
including major inland seas (eg. Caspian Sea) and other workday cases + restricted workday cases + medical
inland seas directly connecting with oceans. Includes treatment cases) per 1,000,000 hours worked.
transportation of people and equipment from shore to
the offshore location either by vessel or helicopter. Vehicle incident
Incidents involving motorised vehicles designed for
Onshore work transporting people and goods over land, eg cars, buses,
All activities and operations that take place within a trucks. Pedestrians struck by a vehicle are classified as
landmass, including those in swamps, rivers and lakes. vehicle incidents. Fatal incidents from a mobile crane
Activities in bays, in major inland seas, or in other would only be vehicle incidents if the crane were being
inland seas directly connected to oceans are counted moved between locations.
as offshore.
Work-related injury
Other (as a category of work) See occupational injury.
Major construction and fabrication activities and dis-
assembly, removal and disposal (decommissioning) at
the end of the life of a facility. Includes factory con-
struction of process plant, offshore installation, hook-
up and commissioning, and removal of redundant
facilities. Also includes personnel and incidents that
cannot naturally be assigned to exploration, drilling or
production.

Appendix G
Contributing companies
The table below shows the size of the database in thousands of hours worked for each contributing company and
whether reported data includes information on contractor statistics, breakdown by function, medical treatment
cases, restricted workday cases, and days lost following lost workday and restricted workday cases. All company
submissions include data on numbers of fatalities and lost workday cases.

Company Hours Contractor Data by MTCs RWDCs LWDC RWDC

(‘000) data function days days
ADNOC 78331 yes yes yes yes yes yes
Amerada Hess 15355 yes yes yes yes no no
Anadarko 25242 yes yes yes no partly no
BG 42933 yes mostly yes yes mostly partly
BHP 16285 yes mostly yes yes yes yes
BP 198028 yes yes yes yes no no
Cairn Energy 13982 yes yes yes yes partly partly
ChevronTexaco 219729 yes mostly yes yes mostly mostly
CNOOC 32452 yes no partly no partly no
ConocoPhillips 80011 yes no yes no no no
Devon Energy 6034 yes yes yes yes yes yes
DONG 1190 yes yes yes yes no no
ENI 181781 yes mostly mostly mostly mostly no
ExxonMobil 141099 yes yes mostly mostly no no
GNPOC 16919 yes yes yes yes no no
HOCOL 4971 yes yes yes yes yes yes
Kuwait Oil Company 24667 yes yes yes no yes no
Maersk 11480 yes yes partly no no no
Norsk Hydro 8281 yes yes yes yes no no
Occidental 39892 yes no yes yes yes yes
OMV 6342 yes mostly yes yes yes no
PDVSA 141807 yes yes no no yes no
Petro-Canada 14416 yes yes yes yes yes yes
Petronas Carigali 20854 yes no yes partly mostly partly
Premier Oil 4953 yes yes yes yes no no
PTTEP 8751 yes mostly yes yes yes yes
Qatar Petroleum 36194 yes yes yes no no no
Rasgas 3840 yes yes yes yes no no
Repsol 73552 yes mostly yes no yes no
Saudi Aramco 30431 no yes no yes yes yes
Shell 387516 yes yes mostly mostly mostly mostly
Statoil 53747 yes yes yes yes no no
TNK 117000 no yes no no yes no
Total 121622 yes yes yes yes yes no
Unocal 31370 yes no yes yes yes yes
VICO 12396 yes yes no no no no
Yukos 67000 yes yes no no no no

Appendix H
Countries represented
The tabulation shows the breakdown of reported hours worked in regions and countries. Also shown are the
numbers of companies reporting data in each country. The table does not necessarily show all hours worked in
the upstream petroleum sector in each country.

No. reporting Hours No. reporting Hours

Country companies (‘000) Country companies (‘000)

Africa Europe (continued)

Algeria 8 31554 France 2 8870
Angola 6 45325 Georgia 1 14909
Cameroun 3 7790 Germany 1 4627
Chad 1 19722 Ireland 1 213
Congo 2 10643 Itay 5 5276
Egypt 5 64896 Netherlands 6 14657
Equatorial Guinea 3 5988 Norway 9 77723
Gabon 3 11293 Spain 4 4746
Guinea Bissau 1 137 UK 12 50670
Ivory Coast 1 354
Libya 5 58936 FSU
Morocco 1 385
Azerbaijan 4 37523
Nigeria 7 177107 Kazakhstan 4 66912
Senegal 1 13
Russia 9 245383
Sierra Leone 1 71 Turkmenistan 1 8
Sudan 1 16919
Uzbekistan 1 6
Tunisia 3 2581
Middle East
Asia/Australasia
Iran† 5 72304
Australia 8 27471 Israel 1 82
Bangladesh 3 6783
Kuwait 5 34169
Borneo 1 513 Oman 2 81537
Brunei 1 21557
Qatar 7 48509
China 9 40503 Saudi Arabia 2 30445
Hong Kong 1 83
Syria 4 16346
India 4 15059 UAE 7 85712
Indonesia 11 159844
Yemen 2 1521
Japan 1 22
Malaysia 4 41424 North America
Myanmar 2 4776
Canada 9 56670
New Zealand 2 1639
Cuba 1 239
Pakistan 6 15354
Mexico 2 852
Papua New Guinea 1 157
USA 13 185145
Philippines 1 1328
Singapore 5 205
South America
South Korea 1 667
Taiwan 1 5 Argentina 6 76959
Thailand 6 24061 Bolivia 4 11022
Vietnam 3 3478 Brazil 7 1804
Colombia 7 18048
Europe Ecuador 4 12610
Peru 2 1280
Albania 3 305
Trinidad 5 12571
Austria 2 11208
Venezuela 10 167252
Belgium 1 3
Croatia 1 687
Denmark 3 13004
Faroe Islands 1 3 † LWDC for one operating company in region estimated on basis of average
for other companies in region.

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and in the engineering and operation of upstream ventures.
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• The increase in the number of fatalities is against

and 1 company employee died, was the incident in

1.2 Lost time injuries

1.3 Total recordable incidents

• Company fatalities 18 15% • Company workhours 28%

Company/Contractor Fatalities Third Party Fatalities

2.2 Fatal accident rate (FAR)

• Overall 5.24 (6% worse)§ Fatal accident rate (FAR)

Fatal accident rate - company & contractors

 • The overall fatal accident rate is 5.24 company/con-

2.3 Fatal incident rate (FIR)

Without third party incidents With third party incidents

Fatal incident rate - company & contractors

onshore FIR has been greater than oﬀshore FIR.

2.4 Fatality causes

2004 1999 - 2003

Air transport Other 6.7% Air transport 7.1%

The piecharts show the percentage of fatalities within

2.5 Fatality demography

The ages of victims were speciﬁed in 42 instances of

2.6 Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)

• Overall 1.09 (6% better)§ Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)

Lost time injury frequency - company & contractors

2.7 Severity of lost workday cases (LWDC)

Severity • Overall 23.79 (2% better)§

Severity - company & contractors

Severity - onshore & offshore

2.8 Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

• Overall 3.94 (2% better)§ Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

Total recordable incident rate - company & contractors

Total recordable incident rate - onshore & offshore

2.9 Accident triangles

In this section the relative numbers of types of occupa-

2004 accident triangles

 LOST TIME INJURIES

 LOST TIME INJURIES 

2003 accident triangles

 LOST TIME INJURIES

 LOST TIME INJURIES 

Regions into which data are partitioned

3.2 Lost time injury frequency

• FSU 1.04 (14% worse) 

Middle East and, to a lesser extent, in Africa.

3.3 FAR and LTIF 5-year rolling averages

3.4 Severity of lost workday cases

3.5 Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

3.6 Individual country performance

Lost time injury frequency - companies with contractors

4.2 Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)

Lost Time Injury Frequency

The ﬁgure shows the LTIF associated with each of the

4.3 Severity of lost workday cases

 The ﬁgure shows the average number of days lost per

  AVERAGE 

4.4 Total recordable incident rate (TRIR)

• Overall 3.90 (16% better)§ Total recordable incident rate

Overall the TRIR has improved by 16% compared to

4.5 Exploration performance

Lost time injury frequency - exploration

4.5.2 Total recordable incident rate

Total recordable incident rate - exploration

 #ONTRACTOR  AVERAGE  

#OMPANY  AVERAGE 

4.6 Drilling performance

4.6.1 Lost time injury frequency

Lost time injury frequency - drilling

#OMPANY  AVERAGE 

4.6.2 Total recordable incident rate

Total recordable incident rate - drilling

#ONTRACTOR  AVERAGE 

#OMPANY  AVERAGE 

• The overall fatal accident rate is 5.24 company/con-

LOST TIME INJURIES

LOST TIME INJURIES

LOST TIME INJURIES

LOST TIME INJURIES

• FSU 1.04 (14% worse)

The ﬁgure shows the average number of days lost per

AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

#OMPANY AVERAGE

#ONTRACTOR AVERAGE

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