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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc.
Current Parent Company: BHP Group
Penalty: $20,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 8, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: offshore drilling violation
Violation Description: During the course of a BSEE inspection on June 3, 2011, the inspector discovered an improper barricade around the ROV stab panel, located on the upper level of the BOP stack and was approximately 50 feet off the main deck. In addition, at the time of the inspection personnel were also not equipped with fall protection. June 3, 2011
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Australia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mining
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