MARTINEZ v. ANGEL EXPLORATION, LLC

No. 14-6086.

798 F.3d 968 (2015)

Jesus MARTINEZ and Kanda Martinez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ANGEL EXPLORATION, LLC, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel Bussett , Bussett Law Firm, P.C. ( Jason C. Webster , The Webster Law Firm, Houston, TX, with her on the briefs), Oklahoma City, OK, for Appellants.

Timothy L. Martin ( Michael L. Darrah with him on the brief), Durbin, Larimore & Bialick, Oklahoma City, OK, for Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, GORSUCH, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


Jesus Martinez was working on a pump jack — the machinery that extracts oil or gas from a producing underground well site — when the sleeve of his sweatshirt became caught. As a result, Martinez's hand was pulled into the moving belts and his right thumb severed. The pump jack that injured Martinez, owned...

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