In September 2015, the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), an agency within
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, published a report
entitled “Oil and Gas Extraction Worker Fatalities” during the period from
January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.
Based on the Fatalities
in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database, including information on fatal
injuries in onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, NIOSH indicates that
43 oil and gas workers died from January to June 2014 during upstream and
midstream activities. The database, however, does not include information on
workers fatalities involved in pipeline activities.
According to the
report, most frequent known causes of fatalities among oil and gas extraction
workers are falling objects, explosion and electrocution; even though the causes
are unknown for most deaths.
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Fellow
10/06/2015
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