Mortality statistics for the US upstream industry: An analysis of circumstances, trends, and recommendations

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Americas E and P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 167-173

  Retzer, K D ^a   Hill, R D ^a   Conway, G A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EXTRACTION; GASES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; DRILLING CONTRACTORS; FATALITY RATES; MORTALITY STATISTICS; OCCUPATIONAL FATALITY; SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICIES; SMALL COMPANIES; UPSTREAM INDUSTRY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 79960216087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/141602-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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