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Oil Site Safety

Location: Weleetka, OK
April 14, 2010

INVESTIGATION INFORMATION

Accident Description

On April 13, 2010, the CSB released a safety video, entitled “No Place to Hang Out”. The video tells the story of the tragic deaths of 18-year-old Wade White and 16-year-old Devon Byrd, killed on October 31, 2009, when an oil tank, located in a clearing in the woods near the home of one of the boys in the town of Carnes, Mississippi, suddenly exploded. On April 14, 2010, a fiery explosion took the life of a 21-year-old member of the public in Weleetka, Oklahoma, at an unattended oil and gas production site that was unsecured and likely lacked fire or explosion warning signs.

Investigation Status

The CSB has convened a task force to examine the safety of oil sites.

Investigation Video

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No Place to Hang Out: The Danger of Oil Sites
April 13, 2010
"No Place to Hang Out" tells the tragic story of Devon Byrd and Wade White, two Mississippi teenagers who were killed October 31, 2009, in an oil tank explosion. Read More