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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