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JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 65, Issue 6, Pages 488-494Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002856
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fatigue; oil and gas; opioid; stimulants; substance use
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The characteristics of oil and gas extraction work, such as long hours, shiftwork, fatigue, physically demanding work, and job insecurity, increase the risk of substance use among workers. This study identified 26 worker deaths involving substance use, with methamphetamine or amphetamine being the most common substances.
ObjectiveCharacteristics of oil and gas extraction (OGE) work, including long hours, shiftwork, fatigue, physically demanding work, and job insecurity are risk factors for substance use among workers. Limited information exists examining worker fatalities involving substance use among OGE workers.MethodsThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction database was screened for fatalities involving substance use from 2014 through 2019.ResultsTwenty-six worker deaths were identified as involving substance use. Methamphetamine or amphetamine was the most common substances (61.5%) identified. Other contributing factors were lack of seatbelt use (85.7%), working in high temperatures (19.2%), and workers' first day with the company (11.5%).ConclusionsEmployer recommendations to mitigate substance use-related risks in OGE workers include training, medical screening, drug testing, and workplace supported recovery programs.
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