Head v. Rex Drilling Co.

HAMITER, Judge.

Serious burns were received by plaintiff during the afternoon of January 26, 1936, as the result of the explosion of a gas line used by the Rex Drilling Company, Inc., in connection with its drilling of an oil well near Rodessa, Louisiana. Several days previous to the named date he had performed one day’s work at the place of operations as a substitute for a regular employee, and when the accident occurred he was standing on the derrick floor near the gas line endeavoring to obtain a time order from the head driller so that he might receive the compensation due him for said…