A day after oilfield worker Felipe Saiz from Big Spring, Texas died in Howard County when a drilling rig collapsed, Juan Manuel Estrada-Duarte, also of Big Spring, died after a heater treater rolled over him and pinned him against another treater in the Athlon Yard. Our Texas oilfield accident lawyers note that the Athlon Yard in Howard County is at FM 2230 and North Highway 87. The tragic Howard County oilfield accident occurred Thursday morning about 10:30.

Workers employed by Earthco were engaged in preparing oil for transport at a large, heavy, cylindrical heater tank when the fatal Howard County oilfield accident occurred. The heavy heater tanks are used in pumping oil prior to transport. Earthco is a company contracted to transport and install the heavy heater treaters in oilfield sites.

The equipment needed to extract Mr. Estrada-Duarte from his entrapment was present at the site of the Howard County oilfield accident. So he was extracted quickly. But sadly, the massive weight of the heater treater had already inflicted fatal injuries. The owner of Earthco said that Mr. Estrada-Duarte had been a valued employee of Earthco for 22 years.

OSHA will likely investigate this second fatal Howard County oilfield accident to occur in two days. (Sources: CBS 7 News: Odessa American; 6/20/13; and Thomas Jenkins, Big Spring Herald, 6/21/13)

The Texas oilfield accident lawyers at Denena Points, PC offer their condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mr. Juan Manual Estrada-Duarte.

OSHA data shows that the oil and gas extraction industry is one of the most dangerous occupations in Texas. Our Texas oilfield accident lawyers mention that between 2007 and 2011, there were nearly 200 fatal work accidents in Texas oilfields. Click the link to read about the fatal Howard County oilfield accidentthat happened on Wednesday.

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