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Statistics for Oil & Gas Industry
Upstream Oil & Gas Industry Statistical Overview (2006-2010)
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims, 2006-2010
About half of the claims are Overexertion, Struck By, and Fall from Elevation.
Base Rates, 2006-2011
| CU |
CU Description |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | % Change '10 to '11 |
| 704002 |
Oil & Gas Drilling |
$2.78 | $2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | $2.62 | $2.73 | 4.2% |
| 704003 |
Oil & Gas Field Servicing |
$2.78 | $2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | $2.62 | $2.72 | 3.8% |
| 704004 |
Oil or Gas Well Servicing (by means of service rigs) |
$2.78 | $2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 704009 |
Seismic Exploration |
$2.78 | $2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | $2.62 | $2.96 | 13% |
| 704010 |
Diamond Drilling, Seismic Drilling or Shot Hole Drilling |
$6.43 | $6.87 | $6.17 | $6.49 | $7.00 | $8.41 | 20.1% |
| 704015 |
Geological, Geophysical or Geochemical Field Work |
$2.78 | $2.18 | $2.17 | $2.56 | $2.76 | $2.61 | -5.4% |
| 713018 |
Oil or Gas Production |
$1.23 | $1.21 | $1.12 | $1.03 | $1.09 | $1.32 | 21.1% |
| 713036 |
Oil Refining or Recycling |
$1.23 | $1.21 | $1.12 | $1.02 | $1.08 | $1.31 | 21.3% |
| 721038 |
Oil or Gas Pipeline Construction or Repair |
$4.30 | $3.61 | $3.14 | $3.16 | $3.41 | $3.81 | 11.7% |
| 767005 |
Oil or Gas Transmission (oil or gas pipeline) |
$0.65 | $0.71 | $0.87 | $0.86 | $0.78 | $0.67 | -14.1% |
Of the nine classification units above, seven saw an increase and two saw a decrease or no change in the most recent year.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Upstream Oil & Gas Industry Statistical Overview, 2006-2010
In 2010, there were 1,919 employers in this industry, a 10% increase over the past five years.
| Year | #STD/LTD/ FTL Claims |
Claim Cost Paid (Mil's)* |
Work Days Lost* |
Injury Rate** |
Person Years |
STD Duration |
Serious Injuries*** |
Fatalities |
| 2006 | 289 | $9.9 | 19,684 | 1.4 | 17,642 | 102 | 106 | 7 |
| 2007 | 284 | $9.3 | 20,036 | 1.4 | 17,094 | 87 | 114 | 4 |
| 2008 | 218 | $10.4 | 18,378 | 1.1 | 18,156 | 96 | 88 | 6 |
| 2009 | 106 | $9.6 | 10,256 | 0.6 | 16,624 | 91 | 44 | 5 |
| 2010 | 174 | $7.7 | 13,000 | 0.8 | 19,327 | 124 | 83 | 3 |
| Total | 1,071 | $47.0 | 81,354 | 1.1 (Avg.) |
17,768 (Avg.) |
100 (Avg.) |
435 | 25 |
| 2006 to 2010 % Change |
-40% | -22% | -34% | -46% | 10% | 21% | -22% | -57% |
* The Claim Costs Paid and Work Days Lost relate to the claims from all years of injury and are not just the result of the given year's claims.
** Per 100 person-years of employment.
*** Serious Injuries include claims with 28 or more work days paid, health care costs in excess of the equivalent of 28 or more days paid, a fatality, or one of 275 selected ICD9 codes, and is first-paid within the month of injury or the three months following.
Go to the Definitions for explanations of the terms used in this table.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Injury Rate Trend, 2006-2010
The Injury Rate for the selected CUs remain lower than the Injury Rate for all BC CUs combined.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Claims and Employment Trends, 2006-2010
The estimated number of workers (Person Years) saw a significant increase in 2010.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Average STD Duration, 2006-2010
The average STD Duration in 2010 for the Oil & Gas Industry was 124 days per claim, while the all-BC rate was 59 days.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Classification Units
STD/LTD/Fatal Claims, 2006-2010
| CU | CU Name | # Claims | % Claims |
| 704010 | Diamond Drilling, Seismic Drilling, or Shot Hole Drilling |
301 | 28% |
| 721038 |
Oil or Gas Pipeline Construction or Repair |
214 | 20% |
| 704003 |
Oil or Gas Field Servicing |
202 | 19% |
| 704002 |
Oil or Gas Drilling |
133 | 12% |
| 713018 |
Oil or Gas Production |
49 | 5% |
| 704004 |
Oil or Gas Well Servicing (by means of service rig) |
44 | 4% |
| 713036 | Oil Refining or Recycling |
38 | 4% |
| 767005 |
Oil or Gas Transmission (oil or gas pipeline) |
34 | 3% |
| 704009 | Seismic Exploration |
30 | 3% |
| 704015 | Geological, Geophysical, or Geochemical Field Work |
26 | 2% |
| TOTAL | 1,071 | 100% |
About half of the claims in the Oil & Gas Industry are related to Diamond Drilling, Seismic Drilling, Slot Hole Drilling and Pipeline Construction or Repair.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Top 10 Occupations
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims, 2006-2010
Occupation |
# Claims | % Claims |
| Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers | 169 | 16% |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling, Servicing & Related Labourers |
121 | 11% |
| Underground Mine Service and Support Workers | 106 | 10% |
Oil, Gas Well Drillers, Servicers, Testers, Related Workers |
91 | 8% |
|
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers & Services Operators |
88 | 8% |
Underground Production and Development Miners |
54 | 5% |
|
Truck Drivers |
53 | 5% |
Drillers and Blasters, Surface Mining, Quarrying, Construction |
32 | 3% |
|
Gas Fitters |
26 | 2% |
|
Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) |
26 | 2% |
Other |
305 | 28% |
Total |
1,071 | 100% |
Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers, Oil and Gas Drilling, Servicing and Related Labourers, Underground Mine Service and Support Workers, Oil, Gas Well Drillers, Servicers, Testers, Related Workers, Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers & Services Operators account for more than half of the claims in the selected CUs.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Age & Gender
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims, 2006-2010
|
Male |
Female | Total | ||||
| Age | # of Claims | % of Claims | # of Claims | % of Claims | # of Claims | % of Claims |
| 0 - 14 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| 15 - 24 | 252 |
24%
|
14 | 1% | 266 | 25% |
| 25 - 34 | 329 |
31%
|
13 | 1% | 342 | 32% |
| 35 - 44 | 213 |
20%
|
3 | 0% | 216 | 20% |
| 45 - 54 | 161 |
15%
|
7 | 1% | 168 | 16% |
| 55 - 64 | 37 |
3%
|
6 | 1% | 43 | 4% |
| 65+ | 32 |
3%
|
1 | 0% | 33 | 3% |
| Total | 1,025 |
96%
|
44 | 4% | 1,069 | 100% |
Young workers (aged 15-24) represent 25%, while Mature Workers (aged 55+) represent 7% of the total STD/LTD/Fatal Claims. The majority of these claims were made by males.
* There are two claims where the age and gender were uncoded.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Accident and Injury Type
| ACCIDENT TYPES | |||||||
Claims |
Claims Cost |
Days Paid |
|||||
| Overexertion | 19% |
Struck By | 24% |
Struck By | 23% |
||
| Struck By | 18% |
MVI's | 24% |
MVI's | 18% |
||
| Fall from Elevation | 13% |
Fall from Elevation | 19% |
Fall from Elevation | 17% |
||
| Fall on Same Level | 10% |
Caught In | 9% |
Overexertion | 12% |
||
| Other Bodily Motion | 9% |
Overexertion | 8% |
Caught In | 9% |
||
| Other | 31% |
Other | 18% |
Other | 21% |
||
| INJURY TYPES | |||||||
Claims
|
Claims Cost
|
Days Paid
|
|||||
| Other Strains | 26% |
Fractures | 40% |
Fractures | 40% |
||
| Fractures | 17% |
Other Strains | 11% |
Other Strains | 22% |
||
| Back Strain | 15% |
Concussion | 8% |
Back Strain | 8% |
||
| Contusion | 10% |
Amputation | 8% |
Contusion | 4% |
||
| Laceration | 6% |
Back Strain | 6% |
Concussion | 4% |
||
| Other | 26% |
Other | 27% |
Other | 21% |
||
Overexertion represents 20% of the claims but less than 10% of the claim costs. MVIs, however, represent one quarter of the claim costs and are not in the top five in terms of claim volume.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Other Injury Factors
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims, 2006-2010
About one-third of the claims are hand and back injuries. Working surface and metal items represent about 30% of the claims.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Most Common Accidents
STD/LTD/Fatal Claims, 2006-2010
- Struck by pipes/ducts/bars, wrenches/hammers, hoses, machine parts
- Overexertion while lifting pipes/ducts/bars, boxes/bags, machine parts
- Overexertion while pulling/pushing wrenches, hoses, machine parts
- Falling/jumping from a nonmoving vehicle
- Fall from scaffold/stairs/ladder
- Slipping on ice or mud
- Tripping on matting/pipe/tarp/other
- Motor Vehicle Incident (MVI): jackknifed/overturned with no collision
- Caught in drilling/other machinery
- Exposure to noise
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Serious Injury Claims, 2006-2010
Between 2006 and 2010, the selected CUs combined for 435 Serious Injury Claims*. Serious injuries represent 51% of the claims in the classification unit.
Accident Type |
Injury Type |
|||
| Struck By | 20% |
Fractures | 32% |
|
| Fall from Elevation | 17% |
Other Strains | 22% |
|
| Overexertion | 15% |
Back Strain | 12% |
|
| Caught In | 11% |
Contusion | 6% |
|
| Fall on Same Level | 11% |
Amputation | 5% |
|
| Other | 26% |
Other | 23% |
|
Serious injury claim characteristics are generally similar to those of non-serious injuries, although the serious injury claims in these CUs are slightly more likely to involve: fractures.
*Serious Injuries include claims with 28 or more work days paid, health care costs in excess of the equivalent of 28 or more days paid, a fatality, or one of 275 selected ICD9 codes, and is first-paid within the month of injury or the three months following.
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Accepted Fatalities
Year Accepted |
Occupation |
Description |
CU |
2011 |
Geological Tech. |
Helicopter crash. |
704015 |
2011 |
Serviceman |
Worker was exposed to nitrogen gas after servicing an air compressor. |
713018 |
2011 |
Geological Tech. |
Helicopter crash. |
704015 |
2010 |
Tank Truck Driver |
Motor vehicle incident, worker was driving a tank truck when sections of pipe broke free. |
704003 |
2010 |
Slasher |
Worked died of a presecription drug overdose after sustaining a prior work-related injury. |
704009 |
2010 |
Drilling Supervisor |
Attacked by a black bear. |
704003 |
2009 |
Pipefitter |
Exposure to asbestos: asbestosis. |
721038 |
2009 |
Miner |
Exposure to dust in mines: silicosis. |
704009 |
2009 |
Truck Driver |
Motor vehicle incident resulting in quadriplegia, cause of death: pneumonia. |
704010 |
2009 |
Crew Truck Foreman |
Isolation valve under pressure blew off pipe, striking worker in face. |
704003 |
2009 |
Gas Plant Operator |
Worker was involved in an ATV incident. |
713018 |
2008 |
Driller |
Helicopter crash. |
704010 |
2008 |
Driller |
Helicopter crash. |
704010 |
| 2008 | Logistic Coordinator |
Helicopter crash. |
704015 |
| 2008 | Miner | Exposure to dust in mines: silicosis. | 704009 |
| 2008 | Faceman | Exposure to dusts; coal miner's pneumoconiosis. | 704009 |
| 2008 | Miner | Exposure to dust, silicosis. | 704009 |
| 2007 | Miner | Exposure to dusts in mines, cause of death: pneumonia. | 704009 |
| 2007 | Diamond Driller | While at camp, stove inside tent caught fire. | 704010 |
| 2007 | Oilfield Contractor | Motor vehicle accident. | 704003 |
| 2007 | Operator | Exposure to asbestos, mesothelioma. | 713036 |
| 2006 | Plant Worker | Exposure to asbestos, lung cancer. | 704009 |
| 2006 | Derrick Man | Single motor vehicle accident, truck overturned on icy road. | 704002 |
| 2006 | Derrick Man | Worker fell from a derrick while trying to escape from a large gas explosion. | 704002 |
| 2006 | Operator | Pressurized gas from a natural gas well was released suddenly, part of the rig ruptured. | 704003 |
| 2006 | Diamond Driller | Helicopter crashed on takeoff. | 704010 |
| 2006 | Diamond Driller | Helicopter crashed on takeoff. | 704010 |
| 2006 | Miner | Exposure to airborne silica, silicosis. | 704009 |
Prepared by Business Information & Analysis, WorkSafeBC, October 2011.
Definitions
Accepted Claims or STD/LTD/Fatal claims refers to the number of short-term disability, long-term disability, and fatal claims accepted in the year (for all years of injury). It does not include health-care-only claims.
Assessable Payroll is the payroll used by the WorkSafeBC in calculating the employer's assessment. It is the sum of the year's payroll for each employee, limited by the year's Maximum Assessable Wage.
Claim Costs Paid is the total health care payments, short term disability (STD) payments, vocational rehabilitation payments, long term disability (LTD) reserves and one-time cash awards, and survivor benefit reserves and one-time cash awards charged in the year regardless of year of injury.
Classification Unit (CU) is the lowest level of industry grouping used by the WorkSafeBC.
Employer Count refers to the number of employers registered with the WorkSafeBC in the Classification Units indicated and reporting payroll in the year specified.
Ergonomic (MSI) or Musculoskeletal Injury refers to a combination of overexertion and repetitive motion accident types.
Fatalities are the number of fatality claims accepted for survivor or fatal benefits.
Injury Rate is the number of Non-Health Care Only (Non-HCO) claims per 100 person years of employment (estimated FTEs).
Non-HCO Claims refers to the total number of Non Health Care Only claims. A Non-HCO claim must have a Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD) or Fatal benefit in the year of injury or in the following 3 months.
Person-Years of employment for an employer are estimated by dividing the employer's payroll by the average wage rate for the industry the employer operates in. The assumption being made is that wage rates are the same for all employers in the industry. For example, a person year is equivalent to one person working fulltime at an occupation for a one year period.
Serious Injuries include all Non-HCO claims first-paid in the month of injury or in the following three months which also meet at least one of the following criteria: 28 or more days of wage loss in the period; health care costs equivalent to 28 or more days of wage loss; a fatality; one of 275 ICD9 serious codes.
Small Business refers to employers having fewer than 20 person years of employment (but more than zero).
STD (Short-term Disability) Duration represents an estimate of the average number of STD Days paid for each STD claim. It is calculated according to the methodology developed by the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC), and is based on all STD days paid in the year including days lost on injuries that occurred prior to the start of the 12-month period. Days arising from rehabilitation payments are excluded from the calculation.
Work Days Paid is the total short term disability (STD) days and rehabilitation income continuity (code R) days paid in the year regardless of year of injury.
Data Source: WorkSafeBC BIA Data Mart as of July, 2010
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