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May 19, 2015

Nine oil well deaths lead to fed warning about inhaling chemicals

  • The sudden jump in deaths could be linked to the number of inexperienced workers brought in during the energy boom.
  • DENVER (AP) — Federal officials issued a warning about the danger of inhaling chemicals at oil wells following the deaths of nine workers in the past five years.

    All the deaths involved people at crude production tanks. Colorado and North Dakota each had three deaths, and Texas, Oklahoma and Montana each had one death.


     
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