Heater on rig floor likely sparked fire killing three workers
An open-flame heater on the floor of a rig likely sparked the fire that killed three natural gas drillers and seriously injured two others in a December 2014 drilling rig fire in Coalgate, OK, OSHA has concluded after an investigation.
In a release issued June 17, 2015, OSHA said this was not the first time the company that owns the rig had been cited for using a heater on an oil rig floor. The company, Dan D Drilling Corp., was cited in June 2013 for allowing the use of an open-flame heater on one of its rigs.