Dredge workers can face dangerous work conditions, especially when negligence and unseaworthiness are added to the equation. Because seamen work around high-powered heavy machinery, they face a greater risk of suffering a catastrophic injury, such as losing a limb or...
A young man nearly lost his life while working on a dredging project in Minnesota. Details Regarding the Accident During the morning hours of Wednesday, May 22, several dredge workers were repairing a pipe leak when the unexpected occurred that halted the project....
On Friday, May 10, the Houston shipping channel was the scene of a barge crash that resulted in chemicals leaking into the waterways and causing some panic in nearby communities. Details About the Houston Barge Accident At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, a horrific...
Everyone should have the right to seek compensation for injuries caused by negligent parties. Before 2005, however, dredge workers were the exception. That, thankfully, has changed since the Supreme Court’s decision to rightfully categorize dredgers as “vessels” and its crew as “seamen.”
