OUR RESULTS
Oilfield Accident
Burn
2.5 Million Net to Client
Our client was working as a welder on an oilfield gas pipeline collection system near Ozona, Texas. The welding company he was working for had received a “hot work” permit from the operator of the pipeline system which assured them that the valves on the gas wells had been shut off so that they could do their maintenance on the gas lines.
However, the operator of the gas wells had not turned off the automatic timer that opened the gas well valves at regularly scheduled intervals. While our client was welding a pipe, the automatic valve from a gas well opened releasing natural gas into the pipe that our client was welding. The gas ignited and our client suffered burns to his face and hands. The defendant accepted responsibility for the case and, after our investigation the case was settled early in litigation.