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Chief mate injured by chain stopper obtains $4.36 million dollar jury award
A 48-year old chief mater aboard a vessel owned by Maersk Line, Ltd has obtained a jury verdict of approximately $4.36 million dollars.
The worker was struck by a chain stopper while the vessel was undocking from the pier. This resulted in ulnar and elbow fractures, which required an open reduction and external fixation , with radial head excision and ulnar nerve decompression .
The worker had been making about $150,000 / year and had $475,000 in lost wages as a result of his injuries. He is now permanently unfit for sea duty and has future lost wages of approximately $1.25 million dollars.
The defendant denied all the allegations and claimed that the plaintiff failed to control the bosun and two assistant bosuns.
The jury apparently disagreed.
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