Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 4,426 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.34%. The most recent numbers show a total of 9,259 businesses currently operating in the Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Dakota City, NE on Monday, January 9th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Big Ox Energy Siouxland, Llc. A 30 year old man working as a Operations & systems researcher was injured on the job when the two employees burned when a violent chemical reaction occurs
OSHA ID92324.015
Accident Date2017-01-08
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:45 p.m. on January 8, 2017, two employees were simultaneously pouring two five gallon buckets of 34% hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst down a floor drain. This caused a violent chemical reaction that that caused liquid and gas to erupt from the floor drain and exposed the two employees to gases and corrosive liquid chemicals. Employee #1 was hospitalized with face, neck, and arm burns. Employee #2 was treated and released from the local hospital.
On Monday, January 9th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Dakota City, NE at Big Ox Energy Siouxland, Llc. A Technician had been injured when the two employees burned when a violent chemical reaction occurs
OSHA ID92324.015
Accident Date2017-01-08
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:45 p.m. on January 8, 2017, two employees were simultaneously pouring two five gallon buckets of 34% hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst down a floor drain. This caused a violent chemical reaction that that caused liquid and gas to erupt from the floor drain and exposed the two employees to gases and corrosive liquid chemicals. Employee #1 was hospitalized with face, neck, and arm burns. Employee #2 was treated and released from the local hospital.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, August 8th 2016 by OSHA representitives in GLENDIVE, MO which had occured previously at Wesco Operating Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the stings and venomous bites
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake while turning a valve to change the flow direction. The snake was coiled underneath the tank hatch. The employee was hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
3.73
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 918
275%
Inspection Rate: 0.48
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 67

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