Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction Database, an Industry-Specific Worker Fatality Surveillance System — United States, 2014–2019
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Description
Provides an overview of the creation of the Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database and shares findings from the first 6 years of data collection. Discusses challenges related to data collection. States that most FOG fatalities occur in rural areas and briefly discusses the impact on emergency response.
Author(s)
Kaitlin C. Wingate, Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas, Ryan Hill, et al.
Citation
MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 72(8), 1-15
Date
08/2023
Type
Document
Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tagged as
Mortality · Occupational health and safety · Statistics and data