Oil and gas workers perform a necessary job in environments rife with certain hazards the average work environment doesn’t see. These natural hazards can be greatly exacerbated when employers and other parties do not follow safety protocol to a tee. When a worker is injured in the normal course of their job, they are typically eligible to file a workers’ compensation claim and receive short-term benefits to pay for certain medical bills and...
The gulf coast located on the southeastern side of the United States stretching from Texas to Florida is a hotspot for the oil industry. Offshore oil rigs provide significant job opportunities to those living along the gulf coast, but the work is by no means easy. The hours are long, and workers can find themselves assigned to work for weeks at a time before returning home. Oil rigs can be made dangerous by employers failing to follow safety...
The oil industry is booming in Texas, according to the Houston Chronicle. It's even projected to beat the record of 1.26 billion barrels, which has been the highest on record since 1972 in the national record. Regardless, the amount of overworked oil workers is staggering. In fact, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers reports that the workforce is the size it was almost a decade ago. But, no matter. The buzz in the industry is still all...