[RKDinOKC]

Where some people think responsibility lies just amazes me.

Several years ago a repair man was killed on a well site when the site exploded. He was found with a cigarette lighter clutched in his had. It was obvious he was attempting to light something assumed to be a cigarette as he was a known smoker and that caused the explosion. These types of sites often have leaks that can put odorless natural gas in the air. The site was well marked for both fire and explosion and company rules are NO sparks, flames, or smoking on well sites. The family of the guy sued the company the guy worked for AND every company that any of their equipment on the site and got millions of dollars. To me, that is just wrong.

Kimray was one of the few companies that didn't settle and pay the family to keep the case out of court. There was no way Kimray's equipment would have caused any sort of fire or explosion and the founder refused to pay anything to the family on principle. The case was in court for 10 years. It ended when I made an animated video showing what the Kimray equipment did and how it operated showing no way for it's failure to cause anything that might lead to an explosion. In fact, even though may companies paid the family it was determined the drill pipe casing underground BEFORE any of the site equipment had been leaking causing the explosion when the guy flicked his lighter.

i feel sorry for his family, but damn, the guy did try to start a fire in an area with a known gas leak with caution don't do it signs all around him. I don't see where anyone is responsible except the guy himself. That's like saying gun and ammo manufacturers are responsible for people dying from gunshot wounds, uh, oh wait...