A Wyoming man died in an oil rig incident near the Converse-Natrona county line. Jerrid Thomas Gardner, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene from head trauma. Converse County Coroner Ross Gorman said Gardner became entangled in a moving piece of equipment. Gardner was employed by Hawkeye Well Service, said Johnnie Hall, compliance supervisor for the state Workers’ Safety and Compliance Division. Gardner was working on a workover rig-pulling unit. Workover rigs are used when an existing well has a problem. Crews pull rods and repair down-hole problems after a well has been drilled. OSHA was investigating. Source: Casper Star Tribune, […]
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