Oil and gas extraction industries include oil and gas extraction, drilling oil and gas wells, and support activities for oil and gas operations.
Values prior to 2017 taken from previous reports.
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Number of fatal job injuries in mineral, oil, and gas extraction in the U.S., 2003-19
This statistic shows the number of fatal work injuries among workers in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019. In 2019, there were *** deaths in these industries, *** of which came from oil and gas extraction industries.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 16, 2020). Number of fatal occupational injuries in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of fatal occupational injuries in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019." Chart. December 16, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Number of fatal occupational injuries in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Fatal Occupational Injuries in The Mining, Quarrying, Oil and Gas Extraction Industries in The United States from 2003 to 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Dec 2020, /statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of fatal occupational injuries in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of fatal occupational injuries in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/
