Oilfield Worker Killed in Fall at a Texan Oilfield A Texas oilfield worker was killed Thursday when he fell from a tank battery, according to the Odessa American. http://www.oaoa.com/news/business/article_414f8dee-efe2-11e2-8b37-001a4bcf6878.html Levis Aubrey, 47, of Kermit, Texas, was the oilfield worker killed…
Kansas Oil Rig Accident, Kills 1
Kansas Oil Rig Accident, Kills 1 and Injures Another A Kansas oil rig accident last week killed one worker and hurt another, according to KWCH. http://www.kwch.com/kwch-one-man-dies-another-hurt-in-oil-rig-accident-20130625,0,3425076.story One worker was crushed, and killed, by a derrick basket that fell down on…
Drill Rig Hit Bridge, Caused Collapse
Drill Rig Caused Accident I blog about transportation news, including major accidents, and I don’t remember hearing about a case like this in recent memory. It was all over the media yesterday that a bridge in Washington State had collapsed into…
Texas Oil Rig Accident, NM Man Killed
Texas Oil Rig Accident Kills a New Mexican Man A Carlsbad, N.M., man was killed in a Texas oil rig accident Monday, according to the Carlsbad Current-Argus. The accident took place right over the Texas-New Mexico state line, less than…
Four Oilfield Workers Sustain Burns In West Texas Accident
Four oilfield workers in West Texas sustained serious burns in a rig accident this week, according to Permianbasin360.com. http://permianbasin360.com/fulltext?nxd_id=236562 The mishap took place in Reeves County, at an Eagle Gas rig that was roughly three miles from Pecos on Farm…
Texas Oilfield Worker Injured In Drilling Accident
An oilfield worker sustained serious injuries in a drilling accident on the job Friday in Winkler County, Texas, according to NewsWest9.com http://www.newswest9.com/story/20233261/winkler-county-oilfield-worker The unidentified worker was flown to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after reportedly being hit in the chest…
Search For Body Of Second Missing Oil Rig Worker Suspended In Gulf
Black Elk Energy Tuesday night suspended the search for the body of a second oil rig worker who is missing and presumed dead following an explosion last week on a platform the company owns in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.blackelkenergy.com/temp-docs/Statement-20-November-12.pdf…