The Facts: A tankerman was ordered to prepare for product transfer on a fuel barge despite icy conditions and fell from the rungs of a push knee where ice had formed on the rungs of the attached ladder.
Our Results: Lambert Zainey’s maritime injury attorneys secured a favorable settlement for the tankerman by showing that the captain was negligent in ordering the tankerman to work in unsafe conditions, that the ladder rungs were improperly designed to prevent slippage, and that the vessel was unseaworthy for failing to maintain appropriate gear and tools to work in icy conditions.