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Worker Injured In Oil Field Accident In New Mexico

Chalk up another oil rig accident.

A worker on a drilling rig in Carlsbad, N.M., was hit in the head and shoulders by a 100-pound metal gate that fell on him, according to the Associated Press.

http://www.newswest9.com/story/19993543/man-hurt-in-oilfield-accident-near-carlsbad

Milo Schoonmaker, 33, was on the job on one of Silver Oak Drilling’s rigsĀ  last Thursday when the gate was picked up 20 feet in the air by a hoist, which then fell on him.

Poor Schoonmaker continued working for 30 minutes after he was injured, AP reported. He was then flown to a hospital in Texas for treatment.

According to the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office, there have been 19 serious oil field accidents in that county during the past 12 months, AP reported.

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