CSB issues fatal oil well blowout report

A federal investigation concluded that a lack of safety precautions led to a deadly 2020 oil well blowout in Burleson County that killed three workers. On Dec. 26, 2023, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the fatal Jan. 29, 2020, well blowout at the Daniel H. Wendland 1-H Well (“Wendland Well”), off County Roa...

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