Surviving Tugboat Accidents and Injuries
Posted in Maritime InjuryTugboats are essential to the maritime industry because they perform a wide variety of inherently dangerous tasks to rescue stranded vessels, break up ice, and move floating
Tugboats are essential to the maritime industry because they perform a wide variety of inherently dangerous tasks to rescue stranded vessels, break up ice, and move floating
As part of the responsibilities of a maritime employer, they hold a duty to provide a safe working environment for their workers—this includes taking preventive measures to
Longshoremen and harbor workers perform essential duties in our harbors and ports. Large vessels are constantly arriving and departing docks and piers, loading and unloading cargo, and
How soon should you go back to work after a serious maritime injury? If you’ve been injured at sea, you might be under considerable pressure to return
When a maritime worker is injured on a ship or platform, they are generally not eligible for workers compensation. Maritime law provides protection for these injured workers,
Workers in the maritime industry are essential to moving cargo, fishing, dredging, and even national defense as part of the Jones Act fleet. What happens when a
The Jones Act is maritime law that protects workers on US flagged ships if they are injured or become ill while in service to a vessel. Because
Shoulder injuries are common in the maritime industry. Most of these fall into one of two categories, shoulder injuries caused by falling, and shoulder injuries caused by