$1,135,000 – crane mechanic injures neck
Plaintiff crane mechanic was greasing the wheels and tracks of a river front container crane. The crane operator, who was advised to slowly crawl the trolley forward, throttled up the trolley’s speed too fast, causing the Plaintiff to be jammed into steel cross beams and wire guides. Plaintiff underwent cervical disc surgery as a result of the accident. $1,135,000
Read More$900,000 – wiper sustains neck and traumatic head injuries
Plaintiff wiper was carrying a bucket of scrap iron up a ladder in the engine room of the vessel when a blower fell from a higher deck and struck the wiper on top of the head. Plaintiff was diagnosed with chronic cervicalgia, psychological sequela and a mild closed head injury (concussion). Plaintiff settled for $900,000, but recovered over a million dollars total, including medical and maintenance payments. $900,000
Read More$1,300,000 – Homeland Security Officer injures low back
Plaintiff Homeland Security Officer was exiting the ship’s gangway to a launch vessel. While at the base of the gangway, the ship’s gangway operator prematurely shifted the gangway, shooting the Plaintiff into the air and onto the deck of the launch vessel. As a result of the accident, the Plaintiff sustained a sacroiliac injury and required a fusion surgery. $1,300,000
Read More$750,000 – utility man injures neck and back
The Plaintiff sustained serious injuries to his neck and back while a passenger aboard a crew boat when it collided into a buoy in the Mississippi River. The Plaintiff was ejected from the vessel into the Mississippi river and underwent a neck surgery and rhizotomy as a result. $750,000 settlement
Read More$840,000 – captain injures neck and lungs in fire
A captain was severely injured after he attempted to extinguish an engine room fire aboard his tug. The captain sustained lung damage and a cervical herniated disc, requiring him to undergo a cervical fusion surgery. Plaintiff alleged that the tug was unseaworthy since it did not contain an automated extinguishment system in the engine room. $840,000
Read More$830,000 – unlicensed marine mechanic injures low back, neck and knee
An unlicensed marine mechanic, who was a seaman, injured his low back, neck and knee when his pant leg was snagged and became caught in an unprotected and unguarded propulsion shaft of a self propelled barge. The case settled for $830,000. $830,000
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