Tag: Workplace Safety

North Dakota well explosion kills one, injures three

North Dakota well explosion kills one, injures three

Wyoming man killed in North Dakota well explosion June 20 (Reuters) – An oil worker was killed and two others were injured at an explosion at a well owned by an Exxon subsidiary in North Dakota, the Associated Press reported on Monday. Johnny Stassinos, 52, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, died Saturday as a result of […]

Oil worker deaths: Feds warn about inhaling oil well chemicals

Oil worker deaths: Feds warn about inhaling oil well chemicals

9 oil worker deaths in 5 years Federal officials issued a warning about the danger of inhaling chemicals at oil wells following the deaths of nine workers in the past five years. All the deaths involved people at crude production tanks. Colorado and North Dakota each had three deaths, and Texas, Oklahoma and Montana each had […]