Our country is largely powered by oil. This profitable industry is in the midst of an unprecedented boom, according to reports from the International Energy Agency. Unfortunately, the hardworking individuals facilitating this growth often don’t receive the safe work environments they deserve.
Every day, oil workers place themselves at risk. Alarming statistics from the Center for Public Integrity reveals that 1,455 employees died while extracting oil and gas in the United States between 2008 and 2017. Working these kinds of jobs are so dangerous that this figure closely echoes the number of troops who perished while fighting in Afghanistan during the same period.