A derrick worker was recently awarded $10,702,449.53 in a lawsuit he filed against an equipment repair company.

According to the lawsuit, the worker was injured in 2009 when the mast of an oil rig he was harnessed to 80-feet above the ground collapsed.  The derrick worker fell to the ground and was struck by the falling mast.  He suffered multiple serious injuries, including a traumatic brain injury.

The lawsuit was filed against a repair company that the rig had been sent to the year before for refurbishment.  The company, Stewart & Stevenson, was accused of failing to do their repair work properly by leaving out 2 safety pins in the rig and was found 85 percent negligent in the case.

The derrick worker’s employer, Key Energy Services, was found 15 percent negligent in the case.  Key Energy was found to have improperly aligned the rig after it was returned to their site.

To speak with an experienced attorney about receiving compensation for injuries you or a loved one has suffered in an accident involving defective equipment, contact the Philadelphia defective equipment lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 today.