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Nabors Offshore Corp. has been hit with a $1.2 million suit by a worker who was struck in the face by a set of tongs, reported the Louisiana Record.
Tongs are large wrenches used to move drilling pipe or casings. A video of them can be seen in this You Tube clip from the series “Black Gold.”
Plaintiff Cedric Brent claims the accident took place April 10, 2011 while he was employed on Rig P-10 in the Gulf off of the Louisiana coast. The tongs smashed his face and side of his head, resulting in serious injuries, his lawsuit states.
He seeks compensation for physical, mental and emotional pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of wages and earning capacity and punitive damages.
The defendant is accused of negligence for not preventing the accident from occurring, failure to provide a safe working place and lack of proper supervision and training.
The case was filed Sept. 14 in New Orleans federal court.
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