Accidents
BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
A BP owned oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, operated by Transocean, exploded, killed 11 employees and caused an environmental disaster- considered the largest accidental oil spill in US history.
Component failure (technical) was compounded by non technical errors. Pressure of time, risk management, poor decision making and a break down of situational awareness.
COST
DEAD: 11
COMPANY: $42.7 billion (to date)
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