Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Pipeline Worker Dies

Authorities are investigating the death of a pipeline worker at a construction site west of Green River. Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Elvin Loggins, 62, of Bronson, Texas, was apparently crushed by a large section of pipe around 10 a.m. Saturday. Loggins was working as a welder on a natural gas pipeline project for the Snelson Companies, Inc. at the time of the accident, Haskell said in a media release yesterday.

The accident occurred about 17 miles west of the city of Green River. Loggins was transported from the scene by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in Rock Springs, where he was declared dead shortly after 11 a.m. Sweetwater County Coroner Dale Majhanovich said an autopsy was performed Monday and the cause of death was extensive chest and abdominal injuries. Majhanovich said there was no evidence of foul play.

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