MIXON v. GREYWOLF DRILLING CO., LP

No. 2009-WC-01536-COA.

62 So.3d 414 (2010)

Kenneth Joe MIXON, Appellant/Cross-Appellee v. GREYWOLF DRILLING COMPANY, LP and Employers Insurance of Wausau/Liberty Mutual, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eve Gable , Hattiesburg, attorney for appellant.

John S. Gonzalez , Gulfport, attorney for appellee.

Before MYERS, P.J., ISHEE and ROBERTS, JJ.


ROBERTS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Kenneth Joe Mixon was working as a floorhand on a land-based oil rig operated by Greywolf Drilling Company when a storm blew in. Lightning struck somewhere close to or on the rig while Mixon was in the process of disassembling the rig in order to move it, and he felt electricity go through his body. Over the next several days, Mixon's shoulders began to hurt, and he subsequently filed a petition to controvert with the Mississippi...

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