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Reuters / Shannon Stapleton
Halliburton workers trying to thaw a frozen high-pressure water line at a Colorado fracking site found themselves in an extremely dangerous situation when it ruptured, killing one of them and injuring two others.
The employees had been contracted by Halliburton, but fracking operations had not yet begun.
The oil and gas industry in 2012 had a fatality rate of about 25 per 100,000 workers — higher than construction, manufacturing, and agriculture, according to the US Department of Labor.
Anadarko said in a statement that its employees were "shaken and heartbroken," by Thursday's tragic events, and that it has suspended activities in the area. The company has sunk at least nine horizontal wells at the site.
Continued - Colorado fracking accident kills Halliburton employee, injures 2 others