Transocean acknowledges words were `` insensitive '' in light of eleven worker deaths . Executives get pay raises , bonuses , in part for the safety record , Transocean filing says . Cash awards based in part on company safety record . The April 20 , 2010 , explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig injured 17 workers and killed 11 others , including nine Transocean employees , according to the SEC filing . Despite the Gulf of Mexico oil spill , company called three months later `` best year in safety ''
Transocean acknowledges words were `` insensitive '' in light of eleven worker deaths . Executives get pay raises , bonuses , in part for the safety record , Transocean filing says . Cash awards based in part on company safety record . Despite the Gulf of Mexico oil spill , company called three months later `` best year in safety ''