Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Frank B. Paddock, 1923
Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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PADDOCK, FRANK B.
(8 Mar 1923, Thursday, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MAN KILLED IN GRANITE OIL FIELD
Granite Enterprise:  (Greer County, Oklahoma)
Frank B. Paddock, well known oil man, was fatally injured about 11
o'clock, Friday night at the R. C. Knight Rig, on the Robert Williams farm
north of town.
Mr. Paddock was watching the operations of the rig, which had spudded in
that day on the first of two wells for which Mr. Knight had contracted to
drill.  He picked up the end of a rope that was hanging down from above,
and telling Mr. Knight to hold it, he started to tie the rope back out of
the way.  While doing this the casing block, a heavy iron pulley, weighing
about 350 (pounds) fell.  The iron pulley crashed through the roof of the
shed over the rig, striking a 2x12 stringer which fell on Mr. Paddock,
inflicting the injuries from which he died four hours later without
regaining consciousness.
Friday was certainly an unlucky day at the rig, as only about three hours
before Mr. Paddock was injured, Chester Knight, one of the workers, lost a
finger.  He had dropped his work glove, and started to pick it up when the
baler came down on his hand and amputating the index finger of the left
hand at the first joint.
(9 Mar 1923, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
OIL MAN KILLED BY FALLING BLOCK
It is with regret we chronicle the death of Frank B. Paddock, well known
oil man who was killed a few days ago while working on a rig near Granite.
A 350 pound pulley broke loose and while falling struck another piece of
timber which fell on Paddock, inflicting injuries from which he died a few
hours later.

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