Man killed by falling pipe at Lawrence County well site
A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling pipe at a well site in North Beaver Township Monday morning.
NORTH BEAVER TWP., Pennsylvania - A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling pipe at a well site in North Beaver Township Monday morning.
Pennsylvania State Police have identified the victim as 60-year-old Leonard Clair Long, Jr, of Glen Campbell, Pennslyvania.
Officials responded to Hilcorp Energy at 1533 Mt. Jackson Road around 11 a.m. after receiving the report that Long was injured from a large steel pipe that fell from a truck and struck him.
Officials attempted to revive Long but were unsuccessful. The Lawrence County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation shows the victim and coworkers were trying to load and secure large sections of steel pipe and drilling equipment onto a truck.
The load became unstable, and a large section of pipe fell from the truck and struck Long who was standing adjacent to the truck on the ground, state police said.
No one else was injured.
Hilcorp Energy released the following statement on the incident.
On Monday, March 18, 2019, an employee of Ziegenfuss Drilling was fatally injured at the North Beaver-Kephart location in the North Beaver Township near Enon Valley, Pennsylvania. We join Ziegenfuss Drilling in sending our thoughts and prayers to the family. Immediately after the incident, Hilcorp and Ziegenfuss notified the appropriate authorities. While the cause of the accident is not known at this time, a full investigation by the appropriate regulatory agencies is being conducted with the full cooperation of Hilcorp and Ziegenfuss. No active drilling operations were occurring at the time of the accident. Pending the investigation, no further work at the site is planned
