UPDATED: Tuscaloosa man killed in pipeline accident

Published 4:12pm Thursday, July 1, 2010
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A gas pipeline worker with Price Gregory International, a gas pipeline company, was killed this afternoon, while working on East Sunset Drive.

According to witnesses at the scene, Steven Mark Johnson, a black male from Tuscaloosa, was working on the pipeline when he was crushed by the large pipe.

Price Gregory International is a leading provider of infrastructure services with focus on pipeline construction and related services. The Company was formed through the merger of H.C. Price and Gregory & Cook Construction, two of the largest contractors with the equipment and capability to build large diameter pipelines.

Officers with the Atmore  and Poarch police departments, personnel with Atmore Fire Department, deputies with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and personnel with Atmore Ambulance responded to the scene. Poarch Fire Department was paged out to the scene, but their services were not needed as they were canceled while en route.

For more on this story, see Saturday’s Atmore Advance.

Emergency personnel oversee the sight where a gas pipeline worker was killed Thurday afternoon on East Sunset Drive.| Photo by Adam Prestridge
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7 responses to “UPDATED: Tuscaloosa man killed in pipeline accident”

  1. proud798wife July 1, 2010 at 6:17 pm <Link>

    It is always so sad to hear of this kind of tragedy on our pipelin jobs, I pray that we ca all pull together and pray for all of those involved as well as for the young mans family. The family will be in our thoughts and prayers always.

    The Gregory Family
    local 798
    Texas

  2. proud798wife July 1, 2010 at 6:21 pm <Link>

    I would like for anyone that has news on his funeral to please let me know at proud798wife@yahoo.com I would like to attend and give my support in anyway.

  3. jellybeans July 1, 2010 at 7:50 pm <Link>

    MY HEART& PRAYER GOES OUT TO THIS FAMILY!! AND DOES ANYONE KNOWS HIS NAME AND WHERE HES FROM?

  4. spiritfriend July 2, 2010 at 8:33 am <Link>

    The young man killed was a family friend and from Tuscaloosa. I will post the funeral arrangements once they’ve been made and thank you all for your prayers for the family needs them at this time.

  5. chrystalmethner July 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm <Link>

    My thoughts and prayers are with this family right now and I am so deeply sorry for your loss, may god help carry you thru this very devistating time…

  6. chrowe67 July 2, 2010 at 6:01 pm <Link>

    My families thoughts and prayers go out for this family this is a terrible tragedy,I am a worker on the pipeline and it really hit all of us hard,please everyone take the time to pray for ths family.

  7. gmoore July 7, 2010 at 3:11 pm <Link>

    Funeral is planned for Saturday at 12 at First Baptist Church in Akron, Alabama about 30 min south of Tuscaloosa.

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