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The Fatalities in Oil and Gas (FOG) database: trends, insights, and how you can use FOG reports

Sophia Ridl Synergy America Contractor for the National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

November 29-30, 2016

About FOG 2014 report and data

How you can use FOG data

FOG

Outline

FOG

NIOSH oil and gas fatality research


Fatality rates and trends• Overall • Event type• Age• Company size• Company type

In-depth analysis• Offshore• Motor vehicle• Falls

Oil and gas extraction is… • Diverse• Dynamic • Specialized • Complicated • High hazard


an intricate machine

Oil and gas extraction is…

The problem… Important information was not captured in available databases.

The solution…The Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database

FOG

A database specific to the oil and gas extraction industry.

FOG

FOG captures what is missing



FOG 50industry specific

variables

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FederalLocal

State

MediaIndustry

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GovernmentOSH Professionals

Workers

Presentations DataPeer Reviewed Articles

Constructing the Information Pipeline

Evidence BasedStories Surveillance

Training Recommn

Examp


FOG data in use


Fatalities in Oil and Gas (FOG) database

Drilling down

Making connections

Incident descriptions

Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database


Included• All oil and gas extraction related fatalities• Non-traditional commutes• Cardiac events

Excluded• Non-fatal injuries• Midstream and downstream

Limitations• Roadway motor vehicle fatalities• Chronic illness

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2014 industry activity


High industry activity

Rig countAverage 1862 rigs

WorkforceLargest in 10 years

Fatalities in FOG, 2014


FOG

102

fatalities89

fatalities

incidents

Fatalities in FOG by industry group, 2014


Service45%n=46

Drilling 26%n=27

Operators10%n=10

Unknown11%n=11

Other industry

8%n=8Industry group

• NAICS codes• Primary business• One per fatality

Oil and gas extraction NAICS• 211- operators• 213111- drilling• 213112- service

FOG includes all fatalities related to oil and gas extraction regardless of NAICS

n=102

Industry group

7

8

9

11

14

25

28

Electrocution

Falls

Explosion (pressure)

Exposure

Explosion (combustion) or fire

Contact injuries

Transportation

Event type


Event type• How fatality occurred• FOG has its own event

types• Initial event • One per fatality

Cardiac event with no identified exposure are not included in these data

Fatalities in FOG by event type, 2014

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Transportation 28 total fatalities

18 roadway

8 on-site

2 other location

Event type



Contact injuries

25 total fatalities

14 falling object

6 caughtbetween/crushed

5 stuck by

Event type

Operation


Operation• Stages or distinct processes• One per incident

Fatalities in FOG by operation, 2014

9

11

7

8

1

5

26

2

Well servicing, intervention, or workover

Production

Flowback

Hydraulic fracturing

Well completion

Casing installation

Drilling operations

Site preparationOperations by stages


Fatalities in FOG by operation, 2014

Operation that occur throughout oil and gas extractionSite maintenance 2 fatalitiesTank refurbishment and custom fabrication 2 fatalitiesVehicle repair or maintenance 2 fatalitiesWaste fluids treatment and disposal 1 fatality

UnspecifiedOff-wellsite 13 fatalitiesWellsite 10 fatalities

Offshore 3 fatalities

718

17

Associated with8+ fatalities

Associated with3–7 fatalities


42 total activities


Activities

Activities• Steps within operations• Carried out several times• As many as appropriate per

incident


Activities

718

17

Associated with8+ fatalities



42 total activities


# of occurrences

Motor vehicle travel 18 Material handling: crane, forklift, winch truck 13Rig or equipment repair or maintenance 10Commuting: non-traditional 10Make up or break out tubulars 8Production rig activities 8Rigging up or down 8

High fatality activities, 2014



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Making connections



Making connections

Industry activity and location

Multiple fatality incidents

Industry group

Operation

Activities Event Type

Each circle = 1 fatality Contact injury Electrocution Explosion (combustion) or fire

Explosion (pressure) Exposure Fall Transportation

Site preparation

(2)

Drillingoperations

(26)

Casing installation

(5)

Completions (16)

Production (11)

Well servicing,

workover, or intervention

(9)


Fatalities in FOG by event type and operations in stages, 2014

Most common event type Other event types Activity (# of associated fatalities)

17 1 Motor vehicle travel (18)

7 6 Material handling: crane, forklift, winch truck (13)

9 1 Commuting: non-traditional (10)

3 7 Rig or equipment repair or maintenance (10)

5 3 Make up or break out tubulars (8)

4 4 Production rig activities (8)

3 5 Rigging up or down (8)


Each circle = 1 fatality Contact injury Electrocution Explosion (combustion) or fire

Explosion (pressure) Exposure Fall Transportation

Fatalities in FOG by activity and event type, 2014

Multiple fatality incidents, 2014


23

11%

fatalities

of incidents

• Each circle = 1 fatality• Fatalities from multiple fatality

incidents are colored

Electrocution Explosion (combustion) or fire

Explosion (pressure) Transportation

Site preparation

(2)

Drillingoperations

(26)

Casing installation

(5)

Completions (16)

Production (11)

Well servicing, workover, or

intervention (9)


Fatalities from multiple fatality incidents by operation and event type, 2014

Unspecified: off-wellsite (13) Offshore (3)



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Incident description

• Operation• Event type• Activities

• Fatality count• Industry group (NAICS)• FOG ID


Incident description common factors

1133

on the rig floor

while unsecuring loads or equipment

due to unsecured forklift attachments

Contact injuries (25 fatalities)



97

involved ignition of gases and vapors from tanks

the ignition source was diesel powered equipment

Explosion (combustion) or fire (14 fatalities)







8

7

while working in or around tanks

working unobserved

Exposure (11 fatalities)





975

not wearing seatbelt

due to worker fatigue

occurred on unlit roads at night

Vehicle incident: roadway (18 fatalities)

4 while the driver was under the influence

Using FOG data


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Using FOG data


Spreadsheet

• FOG ID• Industry group (NAICS)• Event type• Operation• Activities• Incident description


Find patterns

Find patterns

Electrocutions

5 Fatalities

Overhead powerlines

Material handling: crane, forklift, winch truck



Target your interventions

Target your interventions


Contact injuries

72%

4of fatalities

Activities• Material handling: crane, forklift, winch truck• Laydown and pickup tubulars• Make up and break out of tubulars• Rigging up or down


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Man down detection

5

17fatalities while working unobserved*

*Includes undetermined and cardiac events with no known exposure

fatalities while working alone on-site*

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AcknowledgementsKyla Retzer, NIOSH

Contact Informatione: [email protected]: 303-236-5952

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