Company responds to lawsuit over ND oilfield blast

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BISMARCK (AP) — A company that owns and operates oil wells in North Dakota says it's not responsible for a man's injuries allegedly suffered in an oilfield explosion.

Trevor Armes, of Colstrip, Mont., has filed a federal lawsuit against Petro-Hunt LLC, claiming the company failed to maintain safe working conditions.

Armes says the August 2008 explosion at an oil well near Keene injured his back and worsened his post-traumatic stress disorder that was a result of the Iraq war.

Petro-Hunt says any injuries suffered in the explosion were the fault of Armes and Sanjel Corporation, which was working on a project when the well exploded.

Petro-Hunt says the case should be dismissed.

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