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Statistics for Oil & Gas Industry
Claims by Accident Type (Five Year Average)
Upstream Petroleum Industry Statistical Overview
In 2007, 2,074 employers reported payroll in this industry, representing a 45% increase since 2003.
| Year | #STD/LTD/ FTL Claims |
Claim Costs Paid ($,000)* |
Work Days Paid* |
Injury Rate |
Person Years |
STD Duration |
Serious Injuries** |
Fatalities |
| 2003 | 200 | $8,831 | 16,904 | 1.5 | 12,700 | 105 | 91 | 7 |
| 2004 | 249 | $9,327 | 21,824 | 1.5 | 14,500 | 115 | 105 | 5 |
| 2005 | 259 | $8,024 | 18,881 | 1.4 | 18,000 | 90 | 118 | 3 |
| 2006 | 321 | $11,558 | 21,080 | 1.4 | 20,900 | 94 | 117 | 8 |
| 2007 | 331 | $10,137 | 23,320 | 1.4 | 21,000 | 89 | 139 | 4 |
| 2203 - 2007 | 1,360 | $47,878 | 102,009 | 1.4 | 17,400(avg) | 99(avg) | 570 | 27 |
| 2003 - 2007 % Change |
66% | 15% | 38% | -7% | 65% | -16% | N/A | N/A |
* The Claim Costs Paid and Work Days Paid relate to claims from all years of injury and are not just the result of the given year's claims.
** 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.
Between 2003 and 2007, both Person Years and Claims have grown significantly, but the injury rate has remained relatively stable.
Go to the Terms of Reference for explanations of the terms used in this table.
Prepared by Risk Management, WorkSafeBC.
Injury Rate Trend
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Claims & Employment Trends
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STD Duration
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Classification Units, 2003-2007
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims
| CU | CU Name | # Claims | % Claims |
| 721038 |
Oil or Gas Pipeline Construction, Repair
|
279 | 21% |
| 704010 | Diamond, Seismic, or Shot Hole Drilling |
253 | 19% |
| 704003 |
Oil or Gas Field Servicing (no rigs)
|
225 | 17% |
| 704002 |
Oil or Gas Drilling
|
198 | 15% |
| 704016 |
Oil and Gas, Mineral Explor, Prospect
|
145 | 11% |
| 713018 |
Oil or Gas Production
|
70 | 5% |
| 704004 |
Oil or Gas Well Servicing (by service rig)
|
61 | 4% |
| 704009 |
Seismic Exploration
|
51 | 4% |
| 767005 |
Oil or Gas Transmission (pipeline op)
|
36 | 3% |
| 713036 |
Oil Refining or Recycling
|
28 | 2% |
| 704015 |
Geological, Geophys, Geochem Field Work
|
14 | 1% |
| Oil & Gas CUs | 1,360 | 100% |
The top four CUs (Pipeline Construction/Repair, Diamond/Seismic Drilling, Field Servicing, and Drilling) account for 70% of the claims in the Upstream Petroleum Industry.
Prepared by Risk Management, WorkSafeBC.
Occupations, 2003-2007
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims
Occupation |
% Claims |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling, Servicing & Related Labourers: Roughneck, Shakerhand, Service Rig Helper, Roustabout, Observer |
10% |
Floorman/Woman - Oil & Gas Wells |
6% |
|
Oil & Gas Well Drilling Worker: Oil Well Drilling Worker, Pumpman, Blender Operator, Cementer, Driller's Helper |
5% |
|
Driller's Helper |
5% |
|
Driller's Helper, Diamond Driller's Helper - Construction |
5% |
|
Construction Helper/Labourer, Demolition Labourer, General Labourer - Construction, Odd Job Labourer |
4% |
|
Oil & Gas Well Servicers, Testers & Related Workers: Drill Stem Tester, Service Rig Op., Well Testing Op., Well Logger |
4% |
|
Gas Well Driller, Oil Well Driller, Test-Hole Driller - Oil & Gas Wells |
4% |
|
Diamond Driller's Helper (Mining) |
3% |
|
Truck Drivers: Transport, Long Haul, Long Distance, Bulk Goods, Tractor-Trailer, Trucker |
3% |
|
Underground Mining Drillers: Diamond Driller, Blast-Hole Driller, Drill Op., Jumbo Drill Op., Longhole Driller |
3% |
Derrickman - Oil & Gas Wells, Derrick Hand - Oil & Gas Wells |
3% |
Drillers - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction: Diamond Drill Op., Open Pit Driller, Air-Drill Op., Foundation Drl. |
2% |
Oil & Gas Wells Service Operator, Well Serviceman |
2% |
Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) Ditch-Machine Op., Power Shovel Op., Trenching Machine Op., Side-Bloom Op., Mole Op. |
2% |
Other Occupations |
40% |
The top six occupations account for a third of the claims in the Upstream Petroleum Industry.
Prepared by Risk Management, WorkSafeBC.
Age & Gender, 2003-2007
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims
| Age Category |
Males
|
Females | Combined Gender |
| 15 - 24 |
24%
|
1% | 25% |
| 25 - 34 |
31%
|
1% | 32% |
| 35 - 44 |
20%
|
1% | 21% |
| 45 - 54 |
14%
|
1% | 14% |
| 55 - 64 |
5%
|
0% | 5% |
| 65+ |
2%
|
0% | 2% |
| Combined Ages |
96%
|
4% | 100% |
Almost all of the injuries were to males, while almost one-quarter were to young workers.
Prepared by Risk Management, WorkSafeBC.
Accident and Injury Types, 2003-2007
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims
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Other Injury Factors, 2003-2007
% STD/LTD/Fatal Claims
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Serious Injuries, 2003-2007
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Base Rates
| CU |
CU Description |
2007 Base Rate | 2008 Base Rate | 2009 Base Rate (Preliminary) |
% Change '08 to '09 |
| 704002 |
Oil & Gas Drilling |
$2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | +18% |
| 704003 |
Oil & Gas Field Servicing (by other than service rigs) |
$2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | +18% |
| 704004 |
Oil & Gas Well Servicing (by service rigs) |
$2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | +18% |
| 704009 |
Seismic Exploration |
$2.18 | $2.06 | $2.43 | +18% |
| 704010 |
Diamond Drilling, Seismic Drilling or Shot Hole Drilling |
$6.87 | $6.17 | $6.49 | +5% |
| 704015 |
Geological, Geophysical or Geochemical Field Work |
$2.18 | $2.17 | $2.56 | +18% |
| 704016 |
Oil and Gas or Mineral Exploration or Prospecting |
$2.18 | $1.92 | $2.34 | +22% |
| 713018 |
Oil or Gas Production |
$1.21 | $1.12 | $1.03 | -8% |
| 713036 |
Oil Refining and Recycling |
$1.21 | $1.12 | $1.02 | -9% |
| 721038 |
Oil or Gas Pipeline Construction or Repair |
$3.61 | $3.14 | $3.16 | +1% |
| 767005 |
Oil or Gas Transmission (oil or gas pipeline) |
$0.71 | $0.87 | $0.86 | -1% |
Prepared by Risk Management, WorkSafeBC.
Terms of Reference
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: The payroll used by 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: 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): The lowest level of industry grouping used by 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.
Fatalities: The number of fatality claims accepted for survivor or fatal benefits.
ICD9 Serious Injuries: The number of short term disability (STD) and long term disability (LTD) claims coded with an ICD9 medical diagnosis that indicates serious injury. Serious injury claims include major fractures (e.g., skull, spine, pelvis, multiple fractures, etc.), amputations, 3rd degree burns, serious eye injuries, and other serious spinal, head or crushing injuries that are based on 165 medical diagnosis type ICD9 codes.
Injury Rate: Is the number of Non-Health Care Only (Non-HCO) claims per 100 person years of employment (estimated FTEs).
Ergonomic (MSI): Or Musculoskeletal Injury refers to a combination of overexertion and repetitive motion accident types.
Fatalities: The number of fatality claims accepted for survivor or fatal benefits.
Injury Rate: The number of Non-Health Care Only (Non-HCO) claims per 100 person years of employment (estimated FTEs).
Non-HCO Claims: 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: Estimated by dividing the employer's payroll by the average wage rate for 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: 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 Enterprise Data Warehouse as of July 31st, 2008
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