Petroleum safety significant incident reports issued prior to 31 March 2022. Significant incident reports suggest practical measures to assist in reducing the risk of incidents reoccuring.

2018

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2018 - Inadequate electrical isolation leads to electric shock from a potentially fatal ‘floating neutral’ situation
• Dangerous Goods Significant Incident Report No. 01-18 and Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2018 - Gasket rupture at processing facility results in gas leak

2017

• Petroleum Safety Bulletin 01/2017 - Suicide awareness for the Western Australian resources sector

2016

• Dangerous Goods Significant Incident Report No. 03-16 and Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2016 - Switchboard fire caused by arc flash
• Dangerous Goods Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01-16 and Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2016 - Hydrogen-fired boiler explosion

2015

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2015 - Worker seriously injured by explosion of condensate drain line on air booster compressor

2014

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2014 - Worker injured in fall from height during transfer from offshore platform to support vessel

2013

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 06/2013 - Collapse of mobile lighting tower results in equipment damage
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 05/2013 - Use of wrong tool results in serious arm injury
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 04/2013 - Overused and poorly maintained generator catches fire
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 03/2013 - Travelling block on work-over rig strikes derrick crown when derrickman in basket
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2013 - Diver's umbilical fouled during mast raising
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2013 - Fall from height incident on offshore platform

2012

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 03/2012 - Failure of substituted fitting on drilling rig causes uncontrolled descent of derrick
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2012 - Travelling block on drilling rig falls following failure of repaired turnbuckle
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2012 - Poorly designed flooring leads to slip and scalding by hot drilling fluid

2011

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2011 - Worker permanently disabled after being struck by falling handrail
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2011 - Hand injury sustained during tong jaw change-out

2010

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 03/2010 - Excavator damages buried small bore pipe in compressor station and causes gas release
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2010 - Excavator damages coating of buried pipeline in compressor station
• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2010 - Vibration-induced fracture of small bore pipework results in gas leak

2009

• Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2009 - Side-boom contacts power line