A Watford City man was killed Thursday in a work-related accident on a Hess Oil Company pipeline site near Tioga, authorities said. The Mountrail County Sheriff’s Office said a 911 call came in around 10:35 a.m. reporting that a worker had been struck in the head by a piece of pipeline equipment at the intersection of 101st Avenue Northwest and 68th Street Northwest in rural Tioga.
Emergency responders found the man suffering from severe bleeding, according to Sheriff Corey Bristol. He was taken by Tioga Ambulance Service to Tioga Medical Center, where he later died. Deputies said the crew had been performing routine maintenance when the incident occurred. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified and will conduct an investigation. The victim’s body was sent to the North Dakota Forensic Examiner’s Office in Bismarck for an autopsy. His name has not been released pending notification of family.
