Construction worker with Energy Resource Technology GOM, LLC, a subsidiary of Talos Production LLC, died in an area of the Gulf of Mexico known as West Cameron 215A, about 64 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Construction worker dies on platform in Gulf of Mexico, BSEE investigating Posted: Feb 20, 2018 3:55 PM EST Updated: Feb 20, 2018 4:10 PM EST



The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is conducting an investigation into a worker death which occurred Saturday on an oil platform south of Lake Charles.

Officials say the fatality involved a third-party construction worker in an area of the Gulf of Mexico known as West Cameron 215A, about 64 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

According to a release, the offshore oil and gas operator, Energy Resource Technology GOM, LLC, a subsidiary of Talos Production LLC, reported that the fatality occurred at approximately 10:30 am on Saturday, February. 17, 2018. The worker was removing firewater piping at the time of the incident. No other personnel were harmed.

There was no pollution as a result of the incident.

BSEE Gulf of Mexico Region investigators and inspectors began conducting a thorough investigation into the cause of the fatality over the weekend.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the fatality of a third-party construction worker in an area of the Gulf of Mexico known as West Cameron 215A, about 64 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

By Liz Hampton and Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – An oil and gas worker on a Talos Energy platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was killed on Saturday while replacing piping, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Tuesday.

The worker was injured while removing out-of-service fire suppression equipment and later died as a result of the injuries. The company has not publicly identified the deceased worker.

No other personnel were injured and there was no fire or release as a result of the accident, Talos said in a statement.

The Houston-based company said it has initiated an investigation and was working with regulators in its review of the accident, which occurred about 64 miles (103 km) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The platform was being operated by Energy Resource Technology GOM LLC, a Talos subsidiary.

Offshore drilling accidents claimed 29 lives between 2009 and 2016, according to the latest data available from federal regulator BSEE, including 11 offshore workers in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.

The Trump administration has proposed rolling back some regulations initiated following that accident, such as requirements for operators to get third parties to certify that safety devices work under extreme conditions.

Talos’s Energy Resource Technology reported a fatality on a production platform in October 2013, according to BSEE. That accident occurred just a few months after federal regulators placed the operator on a performance improvement plan.

In 2016, Energy Resource Technology (ERT) was ordered to pay $4.2 million and put on three years of probation for felony violations tied to its offshore activities.

ERT pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to comply with regulations covering hot work and blowout preventer testing. It also pleaded guilty to violations of the Clean Water Act by dumping pollutants into the Gulf of Mexico and for tampering with methods for collecting water discharge samples, U.S. prosecutor’s said.

ERT did not immediately respond to a request for comment about its safety record. (Reporting by Liz Hampton and Ernest Scheyder; editing by Grant McCool)



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NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the fatality of a third-party construction worker in an area of the Gulf of Mexico known as West Cameron 215A, about 64 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The offshore oil and gas operator, Energy Resource Technology GOM, LLC, a subsidiary of Talos Production LLC, reported that the fatality occurred at approximately 10:30 am on Feb. 17, 2018. The deceased worker was involved in removing firewater piping at the time of the incident. No other personnel were harmed. There was no pollution as a result of the incident.

BSEE Gulf of Mexico Region investigators and inspectors began conducting a thorough investigation into the cause of the fatality over the weekend.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

Salt shipment worker with Ocean Port LLC, 6200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont died after the front end loader he was operating plunged into the water in Delaware

Trooper Update: 62-Year-Old Man Dies After Loader Falls Into Delaware River In Claymont

by Staff Writer · Published February 22, 2018


Claymont- Delaware State Police are currently conducting a death investigation at Ocean Port LLC, located at 6200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, that occurred at approximately 9:59 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2018, according to Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Michael Austin.


Austin said the preliminary investigation has determined that a 62-year-old male employee was operating a front end loader on an elevated pier, and for an undetermined reason, traveled off the pier into the water below. The victim was recovered and subsequently pronounced dead on scene by EMS, said Austin.

The body has been turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science where an autopsy will be performed to determine the manner and cause of death. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending the notification of his next of kin.

The investigation is in the very early stages. Further details will be released upon the conclusion of the investigation.


Breaking Report

Claymont – New Castle County first responders have recovered the body of a forklift operator from the Delaware River.

At 9:59 this morning rescue crews from the New Castle County Dive Team, three area marine units and Trooper 4 responded to a pier, located in the 6200 block of Philadelphia Pike for reports of a person in the water.

Early reports from the scene indicated that for an unknown reason, the forklift fell off the side of the pier, into the water. Shortly after the arrival of first responders, it was determined that the operator had succumbed to their injuries.

It was not immediately clear how the incident occurred.

Delaware State Police are investigating.



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Delaware State Police are currently conducting an investigation into an industrial accident that claimed the life of one man who died when a piece of heavy equipment he was operating fell into the Delaware River.

The incident took place at Ocean Port LLC, 6200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, occurred at 9:59 a.m. today. Oceanport handles salt shipments.

The preliminary investigation determined that a 62-year-old male employee was operating a front end loader on an elevated pier. The machine, with the operator inside, fell from the pier into the water. The man was recovered and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The body has been turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending the notification of his next of kin.

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CLAYMONT, Del. (WPVI) -- First responders have recovered the body of a worker after the front end loader he was operating plunged into the water in Delaware.

Crews were dispatched at 10 a.m. Thursday to Oceanport Industries in the 6200 block of Philadelphia Pike.


Watch video from Chopper 6 over a water rescue underway at Oceanport Industries on February 22, 2018.

After a hour-long search, crews recovered the body of the 62-year-old worker.

The man's name was being withheld pending notification of his family.

It was not immediately clear what led to the incident. An autopsy on the victim is planned.

The incident is being investigated by Delaware State Police.

Heavy rain, melting snow and rising rivers have shuttered schools, closed roads and prompted several evacuations in Midwest

Widespread Flooding Brings Misery To Midwest


February 22, 2018

Amy Held




Mathias "Dale" Dekker (right) piloted his boat to rescue John Parker when the Red Cedar River flooded near Michigan State University in East Lansing on Wednesday. Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP

No immediate relief is in sight for a swath of the Midwest where heavy rain, melting snow and rising rivers have shuttered schools, closed roads and prompted several evacuations.

With rainfall — totaling several inches — not expected to let up until the weekend, the National Weather Service has issued flood watches and flood warnings throughout the region including parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.


The combination of rain and snowmelt has "many rivers nearing record flood stage from Chicago to Houston and areas to the east," said the Red Cross.

At least two deaths were attributed to the flooding. A 1-year-old girl died after falling into standing water Wednesday in central Michigan's Fairplain Township, according to the state police, reports The Associated Press. And in Will County, Ill., outside Chicago, a woman was killed after her car rolled over into a rain-filled ditch, reports The Chicago Tribune, citing state police.

High water spurred authorities in Flint, Mich., to shut roadways Tuesday after vehicles got stuck, in one case with floodwaters reaching the doors of a midsize car, reports MLive.

About 50 miles northeast in Lansing, a state of emergency was declared Wednesday "due to imminent flooding in various neighborhoods."

The LaSalle County Nursing Home in Ottawa, Ill., issued "a great big thank you" to volunteers who helped evacuate residents Tuesday night, as the nearby Illinois River has been rising.

South Bend, Ind., is experiencing historic flooding, said Mayor Pete Buttigieg, with the St. Joseph River rising to more than 11 feet — surpassing a record of 10.9 feet set in 1982, reports The South Bend Tribune. The river is expected to crest Thursday.


And the mayor of Goshen, Ind., said the Elkhart River also reached a historic level there on Wednesday and was only continuing to rise, reports Jennifer Weingart of member station WVPE.

"We're sort of uncertain because we're in new territory," Goshen City Council member Adam Scharf told Weingart as he bagged sand in a bid to keep the water away from his home. "It's gonna be a foot and a half higher than it's ever been in history, so we don't know exactly where it's gonna go. So we're just trying to prepare for the worst here."

In Elkhart County, Ind., where Goshen is located, the Elkhart River measured 5 1/2 feet above flood stage by late Wednesday afternoon, officials said, prompting first responders to make 100 rescues and evacuations.

"Everything I have is in there," Chris Roland told WBND TV. "And the thought of losing it all just makes me sick.


Evacuees filled at least one shelter to capacity in Elkhart, officials said. The Red Cross is operating shelters across Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

The group advises anyone within a flood-prone area to take precautionary measures, including assembling an emergency kit, creating an evacuation plan that includes pets and paying close attention to flood updates and warnings.


The flooding prompted school closures in several districts this week including in Pulaski County, Ark., and the suburbs of Chicago.

In Mississippi's Delta region, residents were scrambling to pile sandbags Thursday, where a flood threat was in effect through Saturday from a rising Mississippi River, reports the AP.