The safe design of roads and intersections can play a significant role in reducing the number of car accident injuries. Some of the most important design factors include speed limits, lane markings and the placement of traffic signals and signs. In Billings, the city's traffic engineers have the responsibility for most of these design decisions and they are continually looking for ways to improve safety.
Rig-up and rig-down safety issues for Montana oil field workers
There are a lot of ways workers can be injured in the oil fields of Montana and North Dakota. Injuries can occur at any stage of the drilling, hydraulic fracturing and pumping process. Two stages of the process that present special hazards are rig-up and rig-down.
What is traumatic brain injury and what is its impact in Montana?
Traumatic brain injuries are more frequently in the news and Montanans may wonder what a traumatic brain injury is. Traumatic brain injuries are traumatic injuries that disrupt the normal function of the brain. Montana has the second highest traumatic brain injury (TBI) death rate in the United States. The death rate attributable to traumatic brain injury in Montana is 66 percent higher than the United States average.
Family of Montana man who died in oil fields sues oil company
The family of a 39-year-old Montana man who died in the Bakken oil fields has brought a federal lawsuit against the Texas oil company that owned and operated the well where the man died. The victim was discovered dead on a catwalk at the drilling site in July of 2013. He had been inspecting oil levels in an oil collection tank.
