The Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) described the 14 September event as a “high potential, near-miss” incident after receiving a report from Hibernia Management & Development Company (HMDC), the operating consortium.

The waves caused the workers to lose their footing and fall, with one sustaining minor abrasions.The workers were on the roof slab at the top of the concrete GBS when the waves hit.

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