Encana natural gas well burst kills one, injures three in Colorado

Encana natural gas well burst kills one, injures three in Colorado by Jameson Berkow, August 16, 2012, Financial Post
Between 2003 and 2010, the most recent year for which data were available, the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics recorded a total of only three fatalities related to the process across the United States. … No Encana employees have lost their lives on the job since 2009, according to the company’s 2011 corporate responsibility report. Two contractors and one Encana employee were killed while working for the company that year. … It is the second time in as many months Encana has felt it necessary to review its own corporate practices. … Last week, Chesapeake disclosed it had become the subject of a criminal anti-trust investigation by the U.S. Justice Department related to its alleged collusion with Encana. The Canadian company is also believed to be subject to the same investigation.