The Howard County Sheriff's Office identifies the man as 40-year-old Felipe Saiz of Big Spring. Investigators say the victim was dead at the scene near Big Spring.
Sheriff Stan Parker says Wednesday's accident involved a rig owned by Heartland Drilling of Abilene.
Parker says a second man was transported to a hospital following the accident for unrelated injuries. Further details on that person weren't immediately released.
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