Oil and gas industry accident statistics
List of natural gas and oil production accidents in the United States Jump to Chevron for a chronic failure to replace aging equipment and called for an overhaul of regulatory oversight of the industry to prevent such accidents from happening again. Threats and the safety standards of american oil & gas industry [citation needed Oil Industry Accident and Injury Statistics. The oil and gas industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the nation. With more workers on the job comes more risk for injury. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the oil and gas extraction industries account for approximately 70 percent of all mining industry fatalities.