SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment · 2014 · 12 citations · 4 references
Public HealthInjury PreventionPetroleum EngineeringOccupational HealthOccupational Injury PreventionOffshore EngineeringOccupational EpidemiologyOccupational Health HazardsOccupational Health Risk AssessmentOccupational Injury SurveillanceOccupational SafetyWorkplace Hazard IdentificationOccupational Accident AnalysisOccupational FatalitiesOccupational Fatality ClassificationOccupational Hazard ClassificationOccupational Health And Safety In DrillingOccupational Incident AnalysisOccupational Injury RiskOccupational Safety Risk
Abstract During 2003–2010, the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry (onshore and offshore, combined) had a fatality rate seven times higher than for all U.S. workers (27.1 versus 3.8 deaths per 100,000 workers). The 11 lives lost in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion provide a reminder of the hazards involved in offshore drilling. To identify risk factors to offshore oil and gas extraction workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health analyzed data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, a comprehensive database of fatal work injuries, for the period 2003–2010. This report describes the results of that analysis, which found that 128 fatalities in activities related to offshore oil and gas operations occurred during this period. Transportation events were the leading cause (65 [51%]); the majority of these involved aircraft (49 [75%]). Nearly one fourth (31 [24%]) of the fatalities occurred among workers whose occupations were classified as "transportation and material moving." To reduce fatalities in offshore oil and gas operations, employers should ensure that the most stringent applicable transportation safety guidelines are followed.
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