Work Sites
06/07/16
| Worker Groups and Representative Tasks (N = 24,937) | % |
|---|---|
| Response (n = 4,479) All jobs on vessels that could see All jobs on rig vessels drilling the relief well Environmental sampling in the water | 18.0 |
| Operations (n = 4,371) Refueling vehicles Maintain equipment and pumps Heavy equipment operator | 17.5 |
| Cleanup on Water (n = 4,328) Search for / collect oil from the water On a vessel handling boom On a vessel skimming oil On a vessel burning oil | 17.4 |
| Decontamination (n = 3,561) Decontaminate vessels, boom, tanks, structures Handled / cleaned wildlife Ice pellet removal Used low / high pressure sprayer | 14.3 |
| Cleanup on Land (n = 3,634) Cleaning / Removing oil from beaches, marshes, and other shoreline structures Patrolled beaches and marshes Repaired oily boom | 14.6 |
| Support (n = 4,564) Aerial crew Food service Security Onsite / offsite driver Office work | 18.3 |
Worker Groups are based on the level of potential exposure to oil spill chemicals.
Workers are placed in a group based on their self-reported job with the highest potential exposure.
Groups are sorted from highest to lowest potential exposure.