---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.189"
title: "30"
number: "250.189"
heading: "Reporting requirements for incidents requiring immediate notification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.189"
---

# §250.189. Reporting requirements for incidents requiring immediate notification.


For an incident requiring immediate notification under [§ 250.188(a)](/cfr/30/250.188.md?p=a), you must notify the District Manager via oral communication immediately after aiding the injured and stabilizing the situation. Your oral communication must provide the following information:

- (a) Date and time of occurrence;
- (b) Operator, and operator representative's, name and telephone number;
- (c) Contractor, and contractor representative's name and telephone number (if a contractor is involved in the incident or injury/fatality);
- (d) Lease number, OCS area, and block;
- (e) Platform/facility name and number, or pipeline segment number;
- (f) Type of incident or injury/fatality;
- (g) Operation or activity at time of incident (i.e., drilling, production, workover, completion, pipeline, crane, etc.); and
- (h) **Description of the incident, damage, or injury/fatality.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.