Warning, the following content features data and statistics that account for over 50% of construction industry injuries. Workers who performed these stunts (that is, “daily tasks”) did not do so as professionals. In fact, they probably did so with little supervision from managers who might warn them of the dangers of overexertion. The result? Soft tissue injuries to the lower back, shoulders, knees and many other joints.
The next day the alarm goes off. It’s 6 a.m. You have already hit snooze twice because of exhaustion. The underlying cause? A long, hard, repetitive workday followed by chores at home and an attempt to unplug before bed. You hit the sack a little after midnight, tossing and turning most of the night over poor choices on the jobsite. You wake up stiff, sore and unrested. Over half of our industry relates to that scenario, and the reality is that the rest of the drilling industry ignores the pain or medicates it.