Occupational Fatalities During the Oil and Gas Boom – United States, 2003–2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hill, Ryan D. ; Lincoln, Jennifer M. ; Mason, Krystal L. ; Retzer, Kyla D.
• Description:
  During 2003-2013, the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry experienced unprecedented growth, doubling the size of its workforce and increasing the number of drilling rigs by 71%. To describe fatal events among oil and gas workers during this period, CDC analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), a comprehensive database of fatal work injuries. During 2003-2013, the number of work-related fatalities in the oil and gas extraction industry increased 27.6%, with a total of 1,189 deaths; however, the annual occupational fatality rate significantly decreased 36.3% (p<0.05) during this 11-year period. Two-thirds of all worker fatalities were attributed to transportation incidents (479, [40.3%]) and contact with objects/equipment (308 [25.9%]). More than 50% of persons fatally injured were employed by companies that service wells (615 [51.7%]). It is important for employers to consider measures such as land transportation safety policies and engineering controls (e.g., automated technologies) that would address these leading causes of death and reduce workers' exposure to hazards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automation Engineering Mortality Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Safety Safety Management Transportation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Engineering-controls Equipment-operators Gas-industry Injuries Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Mortality-surveys Oil-industry Safety-practices Safety-programs Service-industries Statistical-analysis Transport-mechanisms Traumatic-injuries Work-environment

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division ; WSO - Western States Office ; APRO - Alaska Pacific Regional Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Lucas, Devin L.
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046242
• Citation:
  MMWR 2015 May; 64(20):551-554
• Email:
  KLMason@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Oil and Gas Extraction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2741724dc2dc06406295a6488bda4d94709fa6f9e1126c7df6ca28915655961a4a6380a9a29f60caaa62cc0d1580c89c648edf75fd01c9f97c027fc7cfe9fd7e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183224/cdc_183224_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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