An explosion near an oil well last August that killed three workers has caused Wyoming safety officials to issue 19 citations to several companies involved in the deadly explosion.
The names of the companies and amounts of the fines has not been released. The three workers were installing pipe between two storage tanks that separate water and oil when the explosion occurred. The explosion caused a fire at an oil well, which burned 10 acres before the fire department got it under control.
In the past decade, Wyoming has consistently ranked among the highest in workplace fatalities. A state-hired epidemiologist reported that Wyoming employers consistently fail to enforce safety rules for its employees.

