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Maritime Injury Blog

The Houston law offices of Vujasinovic & Beckcom, P.L.L.C. post blogs on maritime accidents and offshore injuries.  If a maritime accident has left you injured or unable to work, contact a Jones Act lawyer from our law firm today. We represent people who have been injured at sea or offshore in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean and throughout the Gulf Coast, Port of Houston and Galveston Bay.

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5/11/2012
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Injured working for Crowley Maritime?

The company has been named as a defendant nearly 40 times in eight years.

Category: Deckhand Injury

4/5/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Jones Act Helps Injured Deckhand Get A $1.2 Million Settlement

A former deckhand settled a seven year lawsuit for $1.2 million after he was injured on a city ferry while working. His injuries prevented him to return to work

Category: Deckhand Injury

3/29/2012
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Injured on an Edison Chouest vessel?

If you’ve been injured working for offshore giant Edison Chouest, you are hardly alone. Here are the numbers.

Category: Deckhand Injury

3/28/2012
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Mississippi deckhand files injury lawsuit against Marquette Transportation

For the tenth time in the past year, the Gulf Coast offshore vessel company Marquette Transportation Co. finds itself named as a defendant.

Category: Deckhand Injury

3/14/2012
Vuk Stevan Vujasinovic
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Monroe Maritime Injury Attorney: Dangers of Chemical Eye Injuries

Exposure to hazardous chemicals can result in severe maritime eye injuries. View this page for an overview by a Monroe maritime injury attorney.

Category: Deckhand Injury

3/13/2012
Vuk Stevan Vujasinovic
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Meridian Maritime Attorney: Who Is at Fault for Your Hand Injury?

If you suffered a maritime hand injury, your employer or the ship owner may be at fault. View this page for more from a Meridian maritime attorney.

Category: Deckhand Injury

3/13/2012
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La. seaman files broken arm lawsuit against Houston based company

Houston-based W&T Offshore is being sued for injuries suffered by a seaman in a vessel explosion.

Category: Deckhand Injury

3/8/2012
Vuk Stevan Vujasinovic
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Hattiesburg Maritime Accident Lawyer Provides Immersion Foot Overview

Deckhands often suffer from a severe injury commonly known as immersion foot. View this page for an overview by a Hattiesburg maritime accident lawyer.

Category: Deckhand Injury

3/5/2012
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Huntsville Maritime Accident Attorney Lists Symptoms of Knee Injuries

A Huntsville maritime accident attorney lists the signs and symptoms of a maritime knee injury. Read here for more information.

Category: Deckhand Injury

2/19/2012
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Deckhand Sues Company After Falling In The Engine Room

A deckhand slipped and fell on grease and bad flooring in the engine room aboard his vessel. He is now suing his company and its insurance for negligence

Category: Deckhand Injury

1/22/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Chet Morrison hit with $2 million seaman injury lawsuit

While trying to tie off the stern onto an offshore platform, plaintiff alleges the captain throttled the vessel forward without warning and he fell overboard.

Category: Deckhand Injury

1/15/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Deckhand Killed Aboard New Jersey Fishing Boat

A deckhand was killed off of Long Beach Island in New Jersey when the 44-foot fishing boat capsized, some fishermen say it was hit by another boat.

Category: Deckhand Injury

12/27/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Company contests venue for seaman’s benzene lawsuit

A seaman who says he suffers from leukemia caused by exposure to benzene must deal with his employer’s attempts to change the venue of his lawsuit.

Category: Deckhand Injury

12/22/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Seaman files suit after hand crushed in Mississippi River accident

The accident occurred on April 3, 2011 aboard the harbor tug M/V Commander where plaintiff Derek B. Durham was working as an employee of Moran Towing.

Category: Deckhand Injury

12/19/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Lack of non-skid cited in seaman $2.5 million lawsuit

Wearing wet boots after washing down the deck, his feet slipped on the steps which did not have non-skid surface.

Category: Deckhand Injury

11/14/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Shrimper Falls Overboard And Dies In The Gulf of Mexico

A Hernando Beach commercial shrimper fell overboard his vessel and dies, due to poor weather conditions. An investigation is taking place for negligent protocol

Category: Deckhand Injury

11/8/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Rotator cuff injuries don’t just happen to athletes as seaman files Jones Act suit

He fell down a flight of stairs which had been stripped of non-skid and injured his rotator cuff which later required surgery.

Category: Deckhand Injury

9/22/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Deckhand files $750K lawsuit for knee injury

The injury allegedly occurred when Alexander was thrown to the deck because the vessel was traveling at an unsafe speed.

Category: Deckhand Injury

9/6/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Deckhand sues for injury from offloading trash

The defendant is accused of negligence for not warning that the bags were excessively heavy (contained petroleum waste products).

Category: Deckhand Injury

8/26/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Dock worker claims injury after being ordered to lift heavy box without help

A deck hand/rigger who claims he suffered a serious back injury from picking up a heavy box without assistance has filed a $1.2 million lawsuit.

Category: Deckhand Injury

8/5/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Deckhand injured in the engine room. Why was he working down there?

So why was deckhand Hai Van Nguyen doing repair work in the engine room of the F/V Captain Truong Phi on July 6?

Category: Deckhand Injury

8/2/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Seaman electrocuted by plug held together with masking tape, files suit

A deckhand who was shocked while plugging in a shoddy light has filed a $1.3 million lawsuit.

Category: Deckhand Injury

7/15/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Worker loses finger after hand crushed between barge and the dock

A contract worker who lost a finger after his hand was crushed between a barge and the dock has filed suit against his employer.

Category: Deckhand Injury

7/12/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Deckhand files Jones Act lawsuit after loose tile slip and fall

A Louisiana towing company faces a Jones Act lawsuit from a deckhand claiming injuries after slipping on a loose tile.

Category: Deckhand Injury

5/22/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Deckhand Injury results in Jones Act Lawsuit

A deckhand injury resultes in a Jones Act lawsuit filed against Boh. Bros. Contraction Co after a barge accident leaves a maritime worker injured.

Category: Deckhand Injury