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Grady County family mourns death of 20-year-old man killed on oil rig near Chickasha

Tanner Snider's sisters told KOCO 5 that all they can do is remember him through memories and the things he loved.

Grady County family mourns death of 20-year-old man killed on oil rig near Chickasha

Tanner Snider's sisters told KOCO 5 that all they can do is remember him through memories and the things he loved.

THAT COMMUNITY. ALEX: IT REALLY IS, I TALKED TO TANNER SNIDER’S SISTERS. THEY SAY ALL THEY CAN DO NOW IS REMEMBER HIM THROUGH MEMORIES AND THE GOOD TIMES THEY HAD AND THE THINGS HE LOVED. ♪ THAT’S A SONG TANNER SNIDER WROTE FOR HIS FIANCE AFTER PROPOSING TWO WEEKS AGO. >> HE LOVED PLAYING THE GUITAR HERE RECENTLY. ALEX: BUT THE WEDDING WON’T HAPPEN. THE 20-YEAR-OLD WAS KILLED WEDNESDAY WHILE WORKING ON SITE OF AN OIL RIG OFF COUNTY ROAD 1400 NEAR CHICKASHA. >> BUT LOVED IT. >> HE WAS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT IT. >> THINGS HE LEARNED NEW. HE SAID IT’S HARD BUT I LOVE IT. ALEX: TANNER ONLY RECENTLY STARTED ON THE RIG. BUT THE GRADY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS WORKERS WERE PULLING A PIPE OUT OF THE GROUND WEDNESDAY WHEN A JOINT SEPARATED, STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE AND KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. >> WE HAD JUST SEEN HIM. WE SEE HIM FREQUENTLY EVERYDAY, SO IT’S CRAZY, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK WHEN THEY GO THEY COME BACK. ALEX: HIS FAMILY SAYS WHEN HE WASN’T AT WORK, TANNER FILLED HIS TIME COWBOYING AND BEING WITH HIS LOVED ONES, DOING WHAT HE COULD TO MAKE THEM SMILE. >> HE WAS ALWAYS WITH HIS FAMILY OR FRIENDS. YOU WILL NEVER NOT HEAR ONE BAD THING ABOUT HIM. HE JUST KNEW HOW TO CHANGE THE MOOD IN THE ROOM. HE WAS GOOFY. HE WAS SO GOOFY. ALEX: THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TOLD ME THEY HAVE FINISHED THEIR INVESTIGATION AND OSHA BEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING. REPORTING
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Grady County family mourns death of 20-year-old man killed on oil rig near Chickasha

Tanner Snider's sisters told KOCO 5 that all they can do is remember him through memories and the things he loved.

A Grady County family is grieving the loss of a 20-year-old man killed on an oil rig near Chickasha.Tanner Snider's sisters told KOCO 5 that all they can do is remember him through memories and the things he loved."He loved playing the guitar here recently," sister Layla Barron said.Snider wrote a song for his fiancé after proposing two weeks ago. But the wedding won't happen.Snider was killed Wednesday while working on an oil rig off County Road 1400."But he loved it. He was always talking about it, the things he learned. He said, 'It's hard, but I love it,'" sister Laysee Taylor said.Snider recently started on the rig.Grady County Sheriff's Office officials said workers were pulling a pipe out of the ground when a joint separated, striking him in the face. He died instantly."We had just seen him. We see him frequently. Every day. So, it's crazy," Taylor said. "You think when they go, they come back."Snider's family said when he wasn't at work, he filled his time cowboying, being with his loved ones and doing what he could to make them smile."He was always with his family or friends. You will never hear one bad thing about him," Taylor said.Barron added that Snider was goofy."He just knew how to change the mood in the room. He was goofy. He was so goofy," she said.

A Grady County family is grieving the loss of a 20-year-old man killed on an oil rig near Chickasha.

Tanner Snider's sisters told KOCO 5 that all they can do is remember him through memories and the things he loved.

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"He loved playing the guitar here recently," sister Layla Barron said.

Snider wrote a song for his fiancé after proposing two weeks ago. But the wedding won't happen.

Snider was killed Wednesday while working on an oil rig off County Road 1400.

"But he loved it. He was always talking about it, the things he learned. He said, 'It's hard, but I love it,'" sister Laysee Taylor said.

Snider recently started on the rig.

Grady County Sheriff's Office officials said workers were pulling a pipe out of the ground when a joint separated, striking him in the face. He died instantly.

"We had just seen him. We see him frequently. Every day. So, it's crazy," Taylor said. "You think when they go, they come back."

Snider's family said when he wasn't at work, he filled his time cowboying, being with his loved ones and doing what he could to make them smile.

"He was always with his family or friends. You will never hear one bad thing about him," Taylor said.

Barron added that Snider was goofy.

"He just knew how to change the mood in the room. He was goofy. He was so goofy," she said.