NORTH DAKOTA – The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has confirmed a man died and three others were seriously injured in an oil well explosion in western North Dakota on Saturday.
OSHA confirmed a 52-year-old Wyoming man died from injuries he suffered Saturday morning at a well site operated by XTO Energy Inc. near Watford City.
Family members have confirmed that Johnny Stassinos, 52 has died from injuries sustained in the incident.
OSHA reported two other men, one from Wyoming and another from Colorado, suffered third-degree burns to 70 percent of their bodies.
An account has been set up to help Rock Springs resident Chad Maheu who is currently in a Minnesota hospital with burns.Â
A fourth man, from Wyoming, suffered burns to his face.
XTO Energy is a subsidiary of ExxonMobil. The men were contractors working for companies that do maintenance on oil wells.
