Injury rates on new and old technology oil and gas rigs operated by the largest United States onshore drilling contractor

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• Personal Author:
  Blackley DJ ; Hill, Ryan D. ; Hubler WG ; Laney AS ; Retzer, Kyla D.
• Description:
  Background: Occupational fatality rates among oil and gas extraction industry and specifically among drilling contractor workers are high compared to the U.S. all-industry average. There is scant literature focused on non-fatal injuries among drilling contractors, some of which have introduced engineering controls to improve rig efficiency and reduce injury risk. Methods: We compared injury rates on new and old technology rigs operated by the largest U.S. drilling contractor during 2003-2012, stratifying by job type and grouping outcomes by injury severity and body part affected. Results: Six hundred seventy-one injuries were recorded over 77.4 million person-hours. The rate on new rigs was 66% of that on old rigs. Roughnecks had lower injury rates on new rigs, largely through reduced limb injury rates. New rigs had lower rates in each nonfatal injury severity category. Conclusions: For this company, new technology rigs appear to provide a safer environment for roughnecks. Future studies could include data from additional companies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Men Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Oil And Gas Extraction Control-technology Domestic Energy Drilling Contractors Engineering-controls Engineering Controls Exposure-levels Gas-industry Humans Injuries Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Occupational Injuries Oil-industry Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance Traumatic-injuries Work-areas Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; WSO - Western States Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045051
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 Oct; 57(10):1188-1192
• Contact Point Address:
  David J.Blackley,DrPH,Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  dblackley@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200593/cdc_200593_DS1.pdf
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