PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Randolph County man is the second to die from injuries suffered in a July 7 gas well explosion at an Antero Resources operation in Doddridge County.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office in Pittsburgh said 37-year-old Jason Mearns from Beverly died Sunday morning. He was being treated at the West Penn Burn Unit in the weeks since the blast in New Milton.
Roane County resident Tommy Paxton, 45, died last week at the same burn unit from injuries he suffered in the explosion.
OSHA and the West Virginia DEP are continuing their investigations into the incident.