HUMBLE, TX – A man is dead after being struck by a falling object on an oil rig where he was working, reports KHOU.
The incident happened sometime Wednesday at a rig in the 7000 block of Winfield Rd. While the chain of events remains unclear at this time, it appears the man was hit by a piece of oil rig machinery that he was working on.
He was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
The victim’s identity has not been released at this time. This blog will be updated if more information becomes available at a later date.
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