Safety

Potential fatality avoided on ExxonMobil platform as projectile plunges onto walkway

Regulator declares a 'near miss' as 6.8 kg object travels 19 metres across pipe deck, before dropping 21 metres

Serious incident: Darren Woods, chief executive of ExxonMobil which operates the Hebron platform in Canada.
Serious incident: Darren Woods, chief executive of ExxonMobil which operates the Hebron platform in Canada.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 6 June 2023, 17:15Updated 6 June 2023, 17:29