Two killed in oilfield accidents

Oilfield deaths: Pair of workers killed in separate incidents

Luke Johnson

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Kathrine Schmidt

 21 January 2013 21:26 GMT

Two workers were killed late last week in separate oilfield incidents in North Dakota and Texas, authorities said.

A Halliburton crew member was killed at about 3:30 pm Saturday at a hydraulic fracturing site north of Watford City, North Dakota, the McKenzie County sheriff's office told Upstream.

The deceased was identified by the office as Michael A Krajewski, 49, of Duluth, Minnesota.

The sheriff's office did not provide a cause of death, but local reports indicated he was struck on the head by a section of pipe in connection with a misset valve.

A second worker, Brad Hong, 55, of Halliday, North Dakota also suffered minor injuries.

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