Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2015
by Jessica Miller City Reporter
WOODS COUNTY, OK
Two men have been injured in an oilfield accident in Woods
County.
Charles Dobbs, a Midstates Petroleum consultant, and Wayne
Loebig, of Felderhoff Drilling Company, were injured when they were struck by a
pipe, according to an incident report from the Woods County Sheriff’s Office.
At approximately 9:32 a.m. Tuesday, a deputy was dispatched
to an oilfield location — Felderhoff Rig 24 — on County Road 470, about half a
mile south of Garvin Road, between Alva and Dacoma, according to the report.
Undersheriff Keith Dale said the pipe struck both men on
their heads and one was medi-flighted from the scene, while the other was
medi-flighted from a hospital in Alva.
Two witnesses of the accident stated a forklift was being
used to lift the 40-foot long pipe. The pipe was strapped to the forklift.
The witnesses said Dobbs and Loebig instructed the forklift
operator to lower the pipe to the ground and move it forward, but the strap
slipped off and the pipe fell, striking the two men.
Both Dobbs and Loebig remain in serious condition at OU
Medical Center in Oklahoma City.