Comments on: Antero Resources Cites Reasons for Deadly Gas Well Explosion in WV https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2013/08/12/antero-resources-cites-reasons-for-deadly-gas-well-explosion-in-doddridge-county/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sue Hill https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2013/08/12/antero-resources-cites-reasons-for-deadly-gas-well-explosion-in-doddridge-county/#comment-36805 Sue Hill Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:53:13 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=9049#comment-36805 Please encourage our television stations and newspapers to keep up their good reports.... and to start asking the DEP why this company is allowed to operate in WV? (I know... its all about the money) BUT how many lives must be lost; how many workers must be injured; how much contamination to our waters, soils, and air must be endured before someone realizes.... Hmmmmm? Maybe, just maybe, this company needs to be "set on the bench" by the DEP. I know I am heartsick over the human sacrifice in the name of the so-called "economy". Again, I encourage everyone to support our media and encourage our reporters to bring ALL facts to light. Please encourage our television stations and newspapers to keep up their good reports…. and to start asking the DEP why this company is allowed to operate in WV? (I know… its all about the money) BUT how many lives must be lost; how many workers must be injured; how much contamination to our waters, soils, and air must be endured before someone realizes…. Hmmmmm? Maybe, just maybe, this company needs to be “set on the bench” by the DEP. I know I am heartsick over the human sacrifice in the name of the so-called “economy”. Again, I encourage everyone to support our media and encourage our reporters to bring ALL facts to light.

]]> By: Duane Nichols https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2013/08/12/antero-resources-cites-reasons-for-deadly-gas-well-explosion-in-doddridge-county/#comment-36788 Duane Nichols Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:45:20 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=9049#comment-36788 UPDATE (09/28/2013): ANTERO GAS WELL EXPLOSION NEAR SALEM, WV A gas well explosion apparently threw a worker 50 feet, causing him to be flown to the hospital in a helicopter. Crews told WDTV 5 News it happened at the Antero site off Dog Run Road around 3:30 p.m. in Salem. Officials said there was a high pressure explosion at the well. The man, who's in his late 20's, landed on his back, and had a head injury. He was semi-conscious when he was flown to Ruby Hospital in Morgantown. There's no word on his name or condition, or what caused the accident. ORIGINAL STORY (09/28/2013): A man had to be flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital on Saturday afternoon after an apparent gas well explosion. It happened at the Antero site on Dog Run Road in Salem around 3:30 PM. http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Gas-Well-Explosion-Sends-One-to-Hospital-in-Helicopter12016 UPDATE (09/28/2013): ANTERO GAS WELL EXPLOSION NEAR SALEM, WV

A gas well explosion apparently threw a worker 50 feet, causing him to be flown to the hospital in a helicopter. Crews told WDTV 5 News it happened at the Antero site off Dog Run Road around 3:30 p.m. in Salem.

Officials said there was a high pressure explosion at the well. The man, who’s in his late 20′s, landed on his back, and had a head injury. He was semi-conscious when he was flown to Ruby Hospital in Morgantown. There’s no word on his name or condition, or what caused the accident.

ORIGINAL STORY (09/28/2013):

A man had to be flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital on Saturday afternoon after an apparent gas well explosion. It happened at the Antero site on Dog Run Road in Salem around 3:30 PM.

http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Gas-Well-Explosion-Sends-One-to-Hospital-in-Helicopter12016

]]> By: Leigh Ervine https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2013/08/12/antero-resources-cites-reasons-for-deadly-gas-well-explosion-in-doddridge-county/#comment-35747 Leigh Ervine Sat, 24 Aug 2013 01:30:39 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=9049#comment-35747 I live in Martinsburg, WV and did not hear about the explosion until last week when I read a story about the second man's death. If this were a coal mine accident, there would be a lot more press coverage on this. Even if they aren't required to monitor gas levels, why aren't they doing it for employee safety? Why did it take 5 days after the accident for them to be told to cease operations? A coal mine accident would have had to cease operations immediately. Isn't there some outside agency that would investigate the cause of the explosion? It seems like we are relying on the fox to tell us why there are chickens missing. No matter what the company reports and the WVDEP accepts, the results will be suspect. I live in Martinsburg, WV and did not hear about the explosion until last week when I read a story about the second man’s death.

If this were a coal mine accident, there would be a lot more press coverage on this.
Even if they aren’t required to monitor gas levels, why aren’t they doing it for employee safety?

Why did it take 5 days after the accident for them to be told to cease operations? A coal mine accident would have had to cease operations immediately.

Isn’t there some outside agency that would investigate the cause of the explosion? It seems like we are relying on the fox to tell us why there are chickens missing. No matter what the company reports and the WVDEP accepts, the results will be suspect.

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