The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has established a former Investigative Panel to probe the current dying of an offshore employee within the Gulf of Mexico.

The BSEE says Nabors Drilling employee Roy Miller was killed March 10, 2016 throughout upkeep actions on Nabors’ Platform A rig on behalf of Whistler Energy LLC.

The platform is situated at Green Canyon Block 18 within the Gulf of Mexico, roughly 150 miles south of New Orleans. There was no air pollution or further accidents reported, the BSEE mentioned. All drilling operations had been suspended following the accident. 

“My heartfelt condolences go out to the family of Roy Miller,” mentioned BSEE Director Brian Salerno. “Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. We are committed to determining the direct and indirect causes of this incident.”

To examine the incident, BSEE Gulf of Mexico Region Director Lars Herbst has formally established four-member Investigative Panel comprised of a BSEE particular investigator, an investigator, a effectively operations inspector, and an engineer. The panel will conduct an intensive investigation of the incident so as to establish the causes and any contributing points that led to the dying of Miller and make suggestions to stop an analogous incident from occurring.

The BSEE didn’t present any extra particulars in regards to the accident.