Man killed in Texas drilling mishap

Desert drillsite: Workers drilling in remote area near Texas-Mexico border

A man was killed at a drilling site in a remote corner of west Texas this week after he was struck by a piece of drillpipe that flew out after it became wedged in the well, authorities said.

The Culberson County sheriff’s office identified the victim as Brad Callicote, 22, of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Authorities were called to the site close to the Texas-New Mexico border at about 1 pm 18 March after Callicote sustained injuries to his shoulder and legs while working on a rig from Midland-based Parker Drilling, according to Sheriff Oscar Carrillo.

He was pronounced dead at the site, half a mile on the Texas side of the New Mexico border 8 miles off highway 285.

An autopsy in El Paso is pending and investigations by the Occupational Safety…

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