Category I Fatalities

In 2012, there were 88 fatalities (80 onshore and 8 offshore) that occurred in 52 separate incidents. The activity with the highest fatalities was maintenance, inspection, and testing, in which 41 fatalities occurred in nine separate incidents. These incidents included a gas leak and explosion following the loss of mechanical integrity of a pipeline in Mexico that resulted in 31 fatalities. The activity construction, commissioning, and decommissioning accounted for 14 fatalities. 

The percentage breakdown for the 88 fatalities in regard to activities was as follows [2]  

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