By analyzing injury, illness, fatality, and potential serious injury event data, these reports reveal the trends and risk patterns shaping safety performance across the energy industry. The insights support informed decision-making and help organizations focus resources where they can have the greatest impact on preventing harm.
Disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted, reports use Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) data from Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan covering the period 2021-2025.
Explore injury rates, claim trends, and fatalities across Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.
→ Statistics show that the Energy Safety Canada funding sectors indicate improvement in the claim rates from all three provinces.
The same four injury types — struck by object, bodily reaction, overexertion, and fall on same level — dominate claims in Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan.
→ This report addresses all categories of occupational fatalities, including workplace incidents, work-related transportation accidents and chronic occupational diseases resulting from exposure to harmful substances.
Between 2011 and 2025, 171 workers died on the job in Alberta and Saskatchewan's oil and gas industry. Of those, 44 fatalities occurred in the last five years.
Learn how injury causes vary from young workers through experienced workers.
→ Alberta's energy workforce continues to grow as industry activity expands. As worker populations increase across age groups, understanding how injury and illness claims compare to workforce growth helps identify where risk exposure may be changing. This report examines workforce trends and claim patterns to support targeted prevention efforts across all stages of a worker's career.
Industry size increased by 26% while the total claim rate increased by 22%.
→ Early career workers play a vital role in the industry's future. By analyzing injury and illness claims among workers aged 15 to 24, this report highlights areas where enhanced training, supervision, and hazard awareness can support safer workplaces and reduce the likelihood of injuries.
Workers aged 15-24 experience struck-by-object injuries at nearly twice the rate of other injury types.
→ Workers aged 35 to 54 represent a significant portion of Alberta's energy workforce and often perform a wide range of operational, technical, and leadership roles. This report explores injury and illness claim trends within this experienced workforce segment, providing insight into the risks that persist even among workers with substantial industry knowledge and experience.
Middle-aged workers are more likely to incur Overexertion and Struck by object injuries.
→ Workers aged 55 and older bring valuable experience, knowledge, and perspective to Alberta's energy industry. This report examines injury and illness claim trends among veteran workers, providing insight into how workplace risks affect an evolving workforce and helping organizations support worker health and safety throughout longer careers.
Falls on the same level are the leading injury type among workers aged 55+.
Understand where injuries occur most frequently and which incidents lead to the most severe outcomes.
→ The top injury or illnesses are provided by claim frequency and severity.
→ The top injury or illnesses are provided by claim frequency and severity.
→ In this report, a “vehicle claim” or “vehicle injury” is any injury claim submitted to the WCB where the source of injury was a Vehicle or the event was a Transportation accident.
Vehicles are involved in about 8% of all injury claims, but 50% of all fatalities.
Review Potentially Serious Incidents (PSIs) and apply lessons learned from high-potential events.
→ Potentially Serious Incidents (PSIs) provide valuable learning opportunities before serious harm occurs. These reports examine high-potential incidents reported by industry, helping organizations identify recurring risks, strengthen controls, and prevent future events.
Nearly 1,000 PSIs were reported over six years, averaging ~75/year since 2020 — a steady signal, not a shrinking one.
Our 2019–2024 PSI Report analyzes industry-submitted incidents to highlight patterns and risks with the highest potential for serious outcomes—supporting learning before harm occurs.
Explore Safety Alerts to see how incidents occurred and what can be done differently. Applying lessons from past events helps workers and leaders recognize hazards before they lead to serious harm.