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 127 deaths in these industries, 104 of which came from oil and gas extraction industries.
Number of fatal occupational injuries in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019
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Number of fatal occupational injuries in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction industries in the United States from 2003 to 2019
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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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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 Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/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." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
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: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816234/fatal-work-injuries-in-private-sector-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction-in-the-us/
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