Oil & Gas Injuries & Deaths Database

There are hundreds of oil and gas-related injuries and deaths each year. Here is a great database that documents these accidents and other industrial-related incidents.  We do our best at Drilling Maps to map this location if the information is available.  Seeing clusters of incidents will give us a better understanding of the research that needs to be done.   Oil and gas injuries and deaths database.

Map of People Killed by Oil & Gas Explosions

Map Oil & Gas Fatalities From Explosions or Pipeline Accidents 

Peril in the Texas Oil Patch Map

Peril in the Texas oil patch map

Drilling boom, deadly legacy. Despite hundreds of oil field fatalities, the federal government does little to monitor or safeguard onshore workers.  Houston Chronicle Article

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigates only a portion of the most serious accidents involving deaths or three or more hospitalizations. This interactive map shows the locations of OSHA investigations in Texas since 2007 involving oil and gas extraction, drilling, well service and oil and gas support industries. The accompanying searchable database allows you to look for information on investigations based on the company’s name, accident type or location.