Maritime News

On September 12, 2009, longshoreman John Robert Kiser was fatally crushed by an empty container as he was directing traffic on the Los Angeles waterfront.

It was the fourth such accident in the Los Angeles area in less than eighteen months.  

 
In January, another longshoreman, 53-year-old Pablo Garcia, was standing outside his rig when he was plowed into by a yard tractor.  The driver’s blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.  Just days later, trucker Felipe Curiel was seriously injured when a container fell on the cab of his truck.  The firefighters who extracted Curiel from his flattened truck called his survival “miraculous”.

 
In April 2008, 73-year-old Carlos Rivera was killed after more than 40 years of dock experience.  He was supervising the offloading of a ship when he was hit by a forklift driver.

 
Longshoremen do dangerous work and deserve safe working conditions.  It is the responsibility of local officials and employers to enforce safety requirements and ensure safe behavior on docks in order to prevent future injuries and fatalities.

 
The Young Firm has experience representing maritime workers, deckhands, longshoremen, tug boat and barge workers.  We are experts on maritime law and Jones Act Safety Rules.  If you have been injured because of employer negligence or safety violations, contact the attorneys at the New Orleans office of The Young Firm to discuss your case. 

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