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:: Monday, May 31, 2004 ::
In race for oil, crews in peril By MARK PETERS and JOHN RICHARDSON, Press Herald, ME
In 2003, for example, there were 10 deaths and 41 injuries among offshore workers. The two major causes were helicopter crashes - the main mode of transportation to rigs and platforms - and workers falling from rigs into the water. Already this year, 10 people died in March when a helicopter carrying drilling contractors crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that working in the drilling and extraction of oil and gas is one of this country's more dangerous jobs. The department's numbers lump together onshore and offshore drilling, showing there are an average of 23 deaths per 100,000 workers annually. That's safer than farming and coal mining, but more dangerous than construction or factory work.------------------------------------------- posted 6:47 AM :: reference link ::
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