---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.832"
title: "30"
number: "285.832"
heading: "How do I report incidents requiring immediate notification?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.832"
---

# §285.832. How do I report incidents requiring immediate notification?


For an incident requiring immediate notification under [§ 285.831(a)](/cfr/30/285.831.md?p=a), you must notify BSEE verbally after aiding the injured and stabilizing the situation. Your verbal communication must provide the following information:

- (a) Date and time of occurrence;
- (b) Identification and contact information for the lessee, grant holder, or operator;
- (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 cable or pipeline segment number;
- (f) Type of incident or injury/fatality;
- (g) Activity at time of incident; and
- (h) **Description of the incident, damage, or injury/fatality.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.