1 dead in gas accident on offshore La. platform
Source: Associated Press
1 dead in gas accident on offshore La. platform
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press | September 13, 2014 | Updated: September 13, 2014 7:28pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A contractor was killed and two others were injured Saturday during maintenance on a Chevron natural gas pipeline off the Louisiana coast, authorities said.
The contractor, whose name was not immediately released, was among four maintenance workers on the platform when the accident occurred about 11:10 a.m. Saturday, said Gareth Johnstone, a spokesman for Chevron Pipe Line Co. He said the two other workers were taken to a hospital for what are expected to be minor injuries.
A helicopter brought two people from offshore to meet an ambulance, but both declined to take the ambulance to a hospital after being checked by medics, said Randall Ansley, shift supervisor for Acadian Ambulance.
Johnstone said he did not know what caused the death and injuries.
The platform is part of a natural gas gathering system and the pipeline was shut-in after the accident, Johnstone said.
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