The Curse of Oak Island: Explosion at the Money Pit (Season 5) | History

Right here, supposedly in the middle of the chapel shop today, the team is drilling down to what they believe is the site of what is known as the Chappell shaft, a searcher shaft dug in the 1930s by Mr. Chappell, the son of famed Oak Island treasure hunter William Chappell.

By drilling into and then past the Chappell shaft, the team believes they will be able to find the location of the so-called Chappell vault, the mysterious 7-foot tall wooden box that William Chappell first discovered in 1897.

A target object that might contain anything from pirate treasure to priceless religious and cultural artifacts.

We find the original money pit. At that point, we can unleash the hounds, if you will, and expose the actual works of a two-hundred-twenty-two-year-old treasure hunt.

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So, remember, it is a tense and harrowing moment at the Oak Island money pit as Rick Lagina and members of the Brewster drilling team rush to help injured crew member Max Williamson after an explosion at the drill rig.

“Just stay right there.”
“Just stay right there.”
“Like, like calm down for a second when I get your check, dude.”

This should just stay right here.

Running over there, he’s laying in a prone position. His arm appears to be in an awkward angle. His pants are ripped, and your first thought is, you know, how bad the injury is.

He’s got a broken wrist, a bad contusion on his leg.
“Oh, safety glasses saved your eyes.”

Yeah, fortunately, it is not long before paramedics arrive on site to determine the extent of Max’s injuries.

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“They’re in the wrist.”
“Get on your wife. Don’t put any weight on that again.”
“I’ve been here.”

Although it is their assessment that his life is not under threat, the paramedics will transport Max to a nearby hospital for further examination and to monitor his condition.

“We had an accident here on site. Max got hurt. Hose blew out, blew off the coupling, and hit him, knocked him backwards. He’s got a large contusion on his knee, but he’s somewhat mobile, I believe. But he may have a fractured wrist. I think so. We called the ambulance. They came, got him. We’re certainly shut down until we figure out the mechanics of what happened, and that’s why we need to stay off the work area.”

“Yeah, when you’re going around it, you walk around, not over. I mean, I can’t tell you how many times all of us have stepped over that same hose.”
“Yep.”
“Okay, just wanted to let you know.”

“Alright, see you.”

The seriousness of it and what it might have been has certainly made us much more aware of the safety issues involving this process. It’s sobered us up, if you will. The real lesson is, how do we deal with that in the future? We have to deal with it, absolutely.

“You know, maybe it was an absolute worst-case scenario. When she blew, she blew. It was a violent, violent scene. You know, he went over there. He probably bent down to pull the hose away, and boom.”

“Yeah, I can see a few changes I want to make here for sure before we do anything else right now. So we don’t want the step again.”
“Absolutely. That’s how it ended up right there.”