Oil Worker Killed In Derrick Collapse Incident
An Australian man believed to be in his 50s has been killed in a workplace accident in the occupied Golan Heights in Israel.
The man was an employee of the global oil and gas drilling company Viking Services, which was contracted to conduct oil well tests in the region.
A spokesman for the company told the ABC that the man was fatally injured while moving a mobile well servicing rig and that a full investigation into the incident would be carried out.
The Jerusalem Post reported that the man was injured around 10:30am (local time) on Sunday while disassembling equipment for well tests at the Ness-2 site, and later died from his injuries.
He was employed by a company called Viking, which was chartered by Afek to do the well tests.
Viking Services confirmed that the man’s family has been notified of his death.
A work colleague told Oil and Gas People that the derrick collapsed during rig down operations. The Toolpusher was trapped and tragically died at the scene.
The Australian embassy in Tel Aviv said they could not comment on the matter until they received further details of the man’s death.
Representatives from Viking Services are expected to land in Israel tomorrow to begin the investigation
