Alaska North Slope oil industry employee dies in workplace incident

A worker was killed at an Alaska oil field over the weekend, the third workplace fatality in the North Slope oil industry in 13 months.

The companies involved in the incident are cooperating with state and federal agencies, Peterkin said. He said MagTec will provide more details about the incident when the investigations are complete. “We are deeply saddened by what happened on Saturday morning, and our prayers are with the family and friends of those affected,” a spokesperson with CCI said in a statement. “The tragic incident occurred during snow removal operations, and it resulted in a fatality of another contractor’s employee. We are cooperating with all appropriate agencies to assure a clear understanding of what happened and measures that can be taken to improve health and safety in its operations.

The federal workplace safety agency has issued fines against Halliburton totaling about $70,000 for several violations related to the fatality that involved unsafe working conditions, according to the fatality report from the federal agency.On the day of the Halliburton worker’s death, employees were put in danger when gear was placed incorrectly in the piston of the valve, according to one

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