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Sojourner Drilling employee Jorge Martinez died Sunday after an explosion in rural Jones County, Texas.
Martinez was power-washing the heater of a battery-oil tank near FM 1812 in Noodle, about 27 miles northwest of Abilene, when something caused a combustion and sent him crashing into a nearby vehicle. He sustained burns on nearly 60 percent of his body.
Martinez was taken to Hendrick Medical Center before being flown to a hospital in Lubbock. He died from his injuries soon thereafter.
Jorge Martinez dies in explosion:
Autopsy scheduled, sheriff says
Jones County Sheriff Danny Jimenez said his office received word of the explosion at about 10:15 a.m. and immediately sent a deputy to the scene.
Although Sheriff Jimenez said he did not know Martinez, Jimenez said he sends his condolences to the Martinez family. “I feel for his family, his co-workers,” the sheriff said.
Martinez’s body will undergo an autopsy, Jimenez said.
Jorge Martinez dies in explosion:
Several agencies are investigating
Sojourner Drilling officials have so far declined to comment on the explosion.
The Texas Railroad Commission is investigating the blast, as are oil and gas regulators.
Sojourner Drilling employee Jorge Martinez died Sunday after an explosion in rural Jones County, Texas. Martinez sustained burns on nearly 60 percent of his body; he died after being flown to a hospital in Lubbock.
Iredell County ammonia leak
kills one, injures one other
Officials said a subcontractor was killed and another worker was hurt after being exposed to anhydrous ammonia in Iredell County, North Carolina. The leak happened at about 2 p.m. Friday at Lineage Logistics (3776 Taylorsville Highway) in Statesville, a little more than 40 miles due north of Charlotte.
Hazmat crews are continuing to monitor a cold storage warehouse days after the deadly ammonia leak.
Investigators identified the worker who died in the accident as Anthony Lamattino of Woodstock, Georgia.
Iredell County ammonia leak:
Both victims in freezer unit
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