Oil Field Accidents

Even though North Dakota has the highest workplace fatality rate in the United States, out-of-state workers continue to flock here for steady oil jobs. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that in June 2016 three oil workers from Wyoming suffered serious burns and one worker was killed at a McKenzie County well site.…

Crane Accident Results in Death of North Dakota Oil Worker The incident shows why extra care is needed at oil wells and why regulations must be enforced The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported that, recently, a North Dakota man was killed when a crane struck a worker at an oil well site in Mountrail…

Oil Field Accidents Most Common in North Dakota It’s no surprise to most people living in North Dakota that the oil rush is one of the biggest industries in the state. Production in the oil industry has increased 12 fold since the year 2000. Unfortunately, however, this growth spurt has come at a price, making…

Dangerous conditions, no matter the cost As part of a series for PBS NewsHour, reporter Jennifer Gollan recently investigated the death of a North Dakota resident who died at the Bakken oil field. Sadly, this death is only one of many that have occurred in the last decade. Since 2006, 73 other people have died…

Facebook Page Uses Dark Humor To Underscore Tragedy of Bakken Oilfield Accidents Sometimes, you have to laugh just to keep from crying. At least, that seems to be the sentiment behind a new Facebook page, Bakken Oil Field Fail of the Day, that has cropped up to lambast the Bakken Oilfields of western North Dakota.…

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), more than 38 workers have lost their lives in oil-field accidents during the period between October 2014 and February 2015, eight of whom were working on North Dakota oil fields at the time. This statistic is alarming, particularly considering that it does not include car accidents, which are…

It hardly gets more unsettling than the lead sentence from a recent report about our North Dakota oil fields: “North Dakota is the most dangerous state in the country for oil field workers.” The North Dakota’s oil worker fatality rate is 75 deaths per 100,000 workers – nearly three times the national rate. Bakken Oil Workers Taking Risks…