@article{ref1,
title="Injury rates on new and old technology oil and gas rigs operated by the largest United States onshore drilling contractor",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2014",
author="Blackley, David J. and Retzer, Kyla D. and Hubler, Warren G. and Hill, Ryan D. and Laney, A. Scott",
volume="57",
number="10",
pages="1188-1192",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Occupational fatality rates among oil and gas extraction industry and specifically among drilling contractor workers are high compared to the U.S. all-industry average. There is scant literature focused on non-fatal injuries among drilling contractors, some of which have introduced engineering controls to improve rig efficiency and reduce injury risk. <br><br>METHODS: We compared injury rates on new and old technology rigs operated by the largest U.S. drilling contractor during 2003-2012, stratifying by job type and grouping outcomes by injury severity and body part affected. <br><br>RESULTS: Six hundred seventy-one injuries were recorded over 77.4 million person-hours. The rate on new rigs was 66% of that on old rigs. Roughnecks had lower injury rates on new rigs, largely through reduced limb injury rates. New rigs had lower rates in each non-fatal injury severity category. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: For this company, new technology rigs appear to provide a safer environment for roughnecks. Future studies could include data from additional companies. Am. J. Ind. Med. 9999:1-5, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22356",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22356"
}