Oil Patch Code Blue: Mad as Hell

28/08/2013 5 min
Oil Patch Code Blue: Mad as Hell

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Episode Synopsis

Second story in a series, titled "Oil Patch Code Blue," on injuries and deaths in North Dakota oil country. According to a 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, oil field workers are seven times more likely to suffer a fatal on-the-job injury than the average American worker. Todd Melby reports. (Photo by Ben Garvin)