THOMAS v. WEATHERFORD INTERN.

No. CA2189.

463 So.2d 751 (1985)

Hubert THOMAS v. WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Lakey, Margaret Anne Bretz, Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Gordon Hackman, Boutte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Before REDMANN, GULOTTA and WILLIAMS, JJ.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the trial court finding plaintiff Hubert Thomas could not recover for injuries he sustained while working as a hydroblaster for Coastal Power Cleaning.

Plaintiff Thomas was using a hydroblaster, or water blaster, to clean out sugar residue in a large tank at Amstar [Sugar] Refinery. He suffered injuries to his feet while operating the water blaster, alleging that 10,000 pounds of water pressure caused severe...

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