Matthew Lawson posted this on the AWS forum and I would like to share this important information to all operators, inspectors and construction personnel in general.

"January 28th, 2012

Drilling Ahead has received a report that Patterson Rig #491 drilling at Keene, North Dakota near Williston had a boiler explode last night killing one and seriously injuring another.

The deceased worker identified to us only as "Rickey" was a married 38-year-old who had just broke out in August of 2011. The worker who pulled Rickey away from the exploded boiler is in the hospital with third degree burns.

Read more:" http://www.drillingahead.com/page/patte ... z1lC2Ss5Rd