Colorado Man Awarded $30 Million in Frac Tank Explosion Lawsuit
GREELEY, Colo. – A man who suffered life-altering injuries in an explosion at an oil and gas site has been awarded a $30 million judgment by a federal court in Colorado. The incident occurred in December 2019 in Weld County when Steve Straughen was working on a frac tank and it exploded, propelling him into the air. A federal jury found the oil and gas company, DHI Energy Service, responsible for the explosion due to …