A consultant’s report for a Texas-based company says a deadly 2012 explosion on its Gulf of Mexico oil platform off the Louisiana coast happened when workers for a subcontractor used unsafe welding ...

A report commissioned by the firm said unsafe welding led to the accident. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) A consultant's report for a Texas-based company says a deadly ...

This diminished clarity makes it challenging to identify potential hazards or obstacles—some divers will even keep their eyes closed while welding to remain calm, allowing the repair to come ...

CSB cited using the ladder as a makeshift scaffolding and not capping the open pipe before welding as unsafe work practices and the causes of the accident. It also criticized the welder's ...

A report for a Texas-based company says a deadly 2012 explosion on its Gulf of Mexico oil platform off the Louisiana coast happened when workers for a subcontractor used unsafe welding practices ...

A report for a Texas-based company says a deadly 2012 explosion on its Gulf of Mexico oil platform off the Louisiana coast happened when workers for a subcontractor used unsafe welding practices.

However, the report says, workers doing the welding were employees of a subcontractor: DNR Offshore and Crewing Services. A series of explosions occurred when workers were welding a pipe leading ...