Poor guys in oilfield giving their lives

Date 02-02-2012 03:57

January 28th, 2012

Drilling Ahead has received a report that Patterson Rig #491 drilling at Keene, North Dakota near Williston had a boiler explode last night killing one and seriously injuring another.

The deceased worker identified to us only as "Rickey" was a married 38-year-old who had just broke out in August of 2011. The worker who pulled Rickey away from the exploded boiler is in the hospital with third degree burns.

Read more: http://www.drillingahead.com/page/patterson-uti-rig-491-boiler-explodes-killing-worker-injuring-ano?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_page#ixzz1lC2Ss5Rd

By qcrobert (***)

Date 02-03-2012 00:28

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of both the deceased and the hero who was willing to sacrifice his life to save another's.

By Sourdough (****)

Date 02-05-2012 05:33

I got that email too. It's a shame. All throttle and no brakes in the industry.

By ibeweldingsum (***)

Date 02-08-2012 19:49

You got that right bro.