Hand and/or finger injuries lead the oil and gas industry’s recordable incident rates every year and account for up to 22.88 percent of total lost-time incidents.
ISHN’s exclusive study of gas detection practices in industry, based on an email survey of subscribers, shows the vast majority of companies (84 percent) use industrial hygiene monitoring methods.
The statistics are grim. At the time this issue went to press, the current Ebola epidemic had killed upwards of 7,000 people – more than all other known Ebola outbreaks combined.
Oil and gas drilling contractors achieved injury and lost-time rates better than the national average in 2013, according to data compiled by the International Association of Drilling Contractors.
Every day, more than 2,000 U.S. workers receive some form of medical treatment because of eye injuries sustained at work, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.