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How many people die on oil rigs every year?

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics's 1993 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (BLS CFOI), there are nearly 100 deaths each year among 300,000 workers on approximately 5,400 rigs. This represents a risk of more than 12 deaths per thousand workers over a working lifetime or 45 years.

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