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Worst Pre-Fame Jobs: No. 8

Trace Adkins: Oil Worker

A colleague of Adkins told him he wouldn't work five years in the oil fields without getting hurt badly enough to miss work. Sure enough, during his time as a roughneck, Adkins had his forehead busted open by a snapped cable and a leg injured by an exploding fiberglass tank. He also got marooned on an offshore rig during a hurricane.

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romoled

Please. Those guys get PAID!! Very well, that is.

March 22 2009 at 6:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jesus

Now that is something I pictured him doing. Just by lookin at him. lol. Oh I want to Marry Martina Mcbride. ^_^

December 10 2008 at 2:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply