News tagged with 'Mining and Oil Field Accidents'

Mine Collapse in Utah Traps Six Men Updated August 2007: On August 6, 2007 a coal mine collapsed on top of six men trapping them 1,500 feet underground. The coal miners are thought to be in a chamber that is 3.4 miles into the Crandall Canyon mine. The mine is about 140 miles south of Salt La

An explosion ripped through a mining shaft in Moundsville, West Virginia, Wednesday morning killing three mineworkers and injuring three others. The miners, employees of Central Cambria Drilling of Evensburg, Pennsylvania, were about 1,000 feet underground digging a vertical air shaft when the explosion occurred aroun

Officials investigating last week's mining accident in Quecreek, Pennsylvania are turning their attention to underground maps that may have been falsified years ago in an attempt to cover up improper mining techniques. On Wednesday night, nine miners unexpectedly drilled into an abandoned mine, known as the Saxman min

Nine Quecreek, Pennsylvania coal miners trapped more than 240 feet underground since last Wednesday were rescued early yesterday morning, the result of a successful three-day operation that captivated the nation. On Wednesday night, the miners unexpectedly drilled into an abandoned mine that was thought to be several

The Department of Labor announced last week that Phillips Petroleum Company has agreed to pay $2.1 million in penalties for safety and health violations found at its Pasadena, Texas chemical plant. An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation into the facility's operations was launched after o

A welder working on a natural gas pipeline near the mouth of Tampa Bay died early Saturday morning when he fell 25 feet, hitting his head and shoulders on steel decking. The man, who worked for Stolt Offshore, was aboard a company barge used in the construction of a natural gas pipeline that will eventually extend fro

Thirteen miners were killed when a methane gas explosion ripped through Jim Walter Resources Inc.'s Blue Creek Number 5 Mine in Brookwood, Alabama on September 23, 2001. The explosion occurred when falling rocks struck workers' helmets, striking sparks which ignited methane gas that had accumulated in the mine shaft.

A Federal jury in Louisiana awarded Seth Becker, a 24-year-old amputee, $43 million for injuries he sustained while working offshore for Baker Oil Tools. Becker lost both of his legs below the knees in a June 1997 accident and is expected to need amputations above the knees due to a bone infection. Following testimony