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ARNOLD v. UNION OIL CO. OF CAL.

No. 77-2223.

608 F.2d 575 (1979)

Larry D. ARNOLD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward James Gaidry, Houma, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

A. R. Christovich, Jr., W. K. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Circuit Judge, SKELTON, Senior Judge, and RUBIN, Circuit Judge.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Arnold was injured in an explosion and fire on a drilling platform off the Louisiana coast. Union Oil hired Arnold's employer, Hydraulic Workover, Inc., to clean out a clogged well. As part of the job natural gas under pressure was brought in by hose from another well close by and its pressure used to force liquid out of the formerly clogged well, a technique known as "gas lifting." Arnold had been employed by Hydraulic Workover for...

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