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Another Drilling Accident in the Barnett Shale

December 31, 2008 By TXsharon

At noon today I drove by the Braden Exploration well site on FM 730 just north of Denton Creek and saw emergency vehicles with lights flashing. The Wise County Messenger news room said an oilfield worker was hit in the face with some pipe. He was careflighted to a DFW hospital.

No mention of it on the Wise County Messenger website.

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  1. Anonymous says

    December 31, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    Typical operator secrets. Everything is either “tight lipped”, “no talk”, “tight hole”, or “silent”–Cheney type.

  2. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    Yep!!! Then they fire ya!!!

  3. TXsharon says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    What? You get hurt then get fired? Do they pay medical bills or anything?

    Wow! That’s so cold and heartless. It’s not like they are hurting for money or anything. The industry made $400 billion in PROFIT last year. It seems like they could take care of their people, at least.

  4. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    another incident happened 02102008 on a rig site in Forestburge. Subject was hit in the head by 2 tons and a broke arm–no talk about that either.

  5. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Yep–so far–still praying.It’s been a year and he still has massive headaches. God bless all oil field workers. Keep safe and always watch out for the other!!!!That’s team work with a happy family!!!

  6. TXsharon says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    What? 2 tons? In Forestburg? That’s really close to where I live. Is he alright?

    They don’t report these accidents because they know the public would demand better safety and that might cost them a little bit of their profit.

  7. TXsharon says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Maybe with better regulation, we can get a better, safer deal for oil field workers. The job is dangerous enough without having all the chemicals that can make you sick.

    I would love to talk to some oil field workers about this.

  8. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    WEll,maybe you will. Take care.

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