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A crew member of a fishing boat claims he suffered a groin injury on Sept. 15, 2009 while lifting supplies when the vessel was at the dock in Galveston.
Plaintiff Joseph Kapolcynski of La Marque, Tx. filed the suit Oct. 31 in Galveston County Court against Santa Fe local Keith E. Guindon and Katie’s Seafood LLC.
According to the lawsuit, while performing his duties aboard the vessel Avenger the plaintiff “immediately felt a ‘pop’ in his groin” and was diagnosed with a hernia.
He seeks unspecified monetary damages and a trial by jury.
The defendants are accused of negligence for failure to properly supervise and train their crew, failure to provide adequate safety and medical equipment and for operating the vessel with an inadequate crew.
Source: Southeast Texas Record
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