Frac Tech has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a transport driver who claimed she could not find any working safety showers after suffering chemical burns at Frac Tech's Aledo facility, according to a statement released Wednesday by the woman's attorney, Fort Worth-based John David Hart.
According to the statement, Joyce Burton, a worker for L&B Transport, was unloading hydrochloric acid in February 2008 when a hose fitting came loose, spraying the acid onto her face and body.
Frac Tech Services, which has corporate offices in Cisco and Fort Worth, zoomed to prominence by providing hydraulic fracturing services to drilling sites, using pressurized rigs to shoot so-called "fracking fluid" into casings deep underground in efforts to fracture rock formations and free natural gas.
Burton alleged that of the two safety showers in the Aledo facility, "one was not working properly and that the second was locked and not accessible," according to the attorney's statement, which notes that Burton, a Jackson, La., resident, suffered serious chemical burns to her face, chest and abdomen.
A spokeswoman for Frac Tech declined to comment.
"Safety must be the No. 1 priority of any business, especially an oil field services company utilizing hazardous chemicals," Hart said in a statement. "We were pleased to reach a settlement for Joyce Burton that will compensate her for her economic and personal injuries."
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