During 2003-2013, fatality rates for oil and gas extraction workers decreased for all causes of death except those associated with fall events, which increased 2% annually during 2003-2013 (1). To better understand risk factors for these events, CDC examined fatal fall events in the oil and gas extraction industry during 2005-2014 using data from case investigations conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Sixty-three fatal falls were identified, accounting for 15% of all fatal events. Among fatal falls, 33 (52%) workers fell from a height of >30 feet (9 meters), and 22 (35%) fell from the derrick board, the elevated work platform located in the derrick (structure used to support machinery on a drilling rig). F...
A 25-year-old maintenance worker at a steel distribution company died as the result of a fall from a...
Working at heights has always been a concern for the process industry and construction industry. Acc...
"Falls are a common cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the construction industry. To prevent th...
During 2003-2010, the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry (onshore and offshore, combined) had a co...
BackgroundOccupational fatality rates among oil and gas extraction industry and specifically among d...
"This report describes fatal incidents identified by the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction ...
Numerous health and safety hazards exist at U.S. onshore oil and gas extraction worksites. Higher fa...
A 50-year-old male was killed when he fell from the top of a 12-foot high oil tank. The victim was a...
An examination of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) data for the period 1992-1995 sho...
"Current occupational safety surveillance data reveal staggering human and economic losses associate...
On April 19, 2012, a 37-year-old Hispanic male laborer fell approximately 13.5 feet from a residenti...
For the period 1980-1989, mining still ranked as the number one United States industry with respect ...
"This report describes fatal incidents identified by the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction ...
"An estimated 15.9 million people worked in the Manufacturing Sector in 2008, which accounted for ap...
Within the metal/nonmetal mining sector, fall-related incidents account for a large proportion of fa...
A 25-year-old maintenance worker at a steel distribution company died as the result of a fall from a...
Working at heights has always been a concern for the process industry and construction industry. Acc...
"Falls are a common cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the construction industry. To prevent th...
During 2003-2010, the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry (onshore and offshore, combined) had a co...
BackgroundOccupational fatality rates among oil and gas extraction industry and specifically among d...
"This report describes fatal incidents identified by the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction ...
Numerous health and safety hazards exist at U.S. onshore oil and gas extraction worksites. Higher fa...
A 50-year-old male was killed when he fell from the top of a 12-foot high oil tank. The victim was a...
An examination of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) data for the period 1992-1995 sho...
"Current occupational safety surveillance data reveal staggering human and economic losses associate...
On April 19, 2012, a 37-year-old Hispanic male laborer fell approximately 13.5 feet from a residenti...
For the period 1980-1989, mining still ranked as the number one United States industry with respect ...
"This report describes fatal incidents identified by the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction ...
"An estimated 15.9 million people worked in the Manufacturing Sector in 2008, which accounted for ap...
Within the metal/nonmetal mining sector, fall-related incidents account for a large proportion of fa...
A 25-year-old maintenance worker at a steel distribution company died as the result of a fall from a...
Working at heights has always been a concern for the process industry and construction industry. Acc...
"Falls are a common cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the construction industry. To prevent th...