Plaintiff, an oil field worker, was working on an oil-well located in Bakersfield, California. While performing testing on the oil-well, a dry tool used for pressure testing detached and shot out, striking plaintiff in the head. As a result of the subcontractors’ failure to perform the testing in a safe and reasonable manner, plaintiff sustained catastrophic injuries, including a broken rib, two broken vertebrae, a concussion, scalp laceration, and bilateral pulmonary contusions. $1.5 million.