Work in the oil field presents potentially fatal hazards that are not as common in other industries. Because proximity to heavy machinery and equipment is a daily part of the job, there are many opportunities for these to strike workers, catch them between moving...
Oil And Gas Field Accidents
Motor vehicle accidents are among the top hazards on oil fields
Did you know that highway motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among oilfield workers? It’s true. Of those oil and gas extraction workers who are killed on the job, approximately 40% are killed in a fatal highway incident, according to OSHA. This is in...
Vehicles and machinery cause many oil and gas worker injuries
Every career path carries unique risks for the health and safety of workers following it. Some of those risks are more obvious and well-known than others. In the oil and gas industry, many people would likely point to explosions and fires as major sources of risk to...
