Oil Rig Mishaps

Events

• Near Alexander, July 16, 2013. Does not sound like a rig mishap; oil services support.
• North of Watford City, January 19, 2013; one death, during fracking operations; Halliburton cited by OSHA
• Newfield blowout, five miles west of Watford City; during completion; no injuries reported; December 22, 2012
• Slawson blowout, south of New Town, well blowout; controlled in 15 hours during a winter night in North Dakota, December 13, 2012.  
• Northeast of Stanley, ND; man falls off rig; dies. March 5, 2012. 
• McKenzie County, September 15, 2011. Location: at the top of Indian Hill, just south of the Missouri River on County Road 4. In the vicinity of well/file #15581, Lynn 1.
• Oil well explosion, east of Sidney, MT; September 4, 2011. 
• Denbury's Franchuk 44-20SWH, #18367, August, 2011; at the link, go to the comments. A non-event.
• Cyclone 18, July 24, 2011; a "bad" one;
• 2006: #16031, Kadrmas 41-1H, a double-lateral; blowout and fire; the other lateral completed; still active as of 11/12; t9/06; cum 155K 11/12; 

Fatalities

• 2012: 6 (fiscal 2012) "13 in oil patch; 7 of those ... vehicular crashes"
• 2011: 5 (fiscal 2011)
• 2010: 3 (fiscal 2010)

Injuries

• 1,897 (fiscal 2011)
• 747 (fiscal 2010)