Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Crane & Winch Accidents

Crane and Winch Accidents Aboard Ship and at Shore

If you have suffered injuries as a result of a crane or winch accident, the lawyers at Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP may be able to help you get the compensation you deserve for your injuries. Our lawyers have successfully handled claims for many crane and winch accident victims, including claims for deckhands and crewmen aboard ships, oil supply vessels, barges and fishing boats.

Workers aboard ships and barges are protected by the Jones Act. If they prove negligence of their employer in causing their injuries, or unseaworthiness of their ship, they are entitled to damages for pain and suffering, disability, lost wages, retraining costs, and payment of medical expenses. When working with cranes and winches, improper training, negligent operation and defective equipment may quickly result in a life altering injury. Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP knows how to explain your case and injuries. When choosing a lawyer, compare their experience to that of Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP. The following representative claims the firm has handled involving crane and winch accidents include:

3. 5 Million dollars - Brain Injury

2.9 Million dollars - Wrongful death

2.2 Million dollars - Hand Injury

1.5 Million dollars - Arm Injury

1.0 Million dollars - Foot Injury

Any lawyer can promise you a million dollars in compensation for your injuries. The lawyers at Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP have proven they can get it for their clients. Let the lawyers at Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP put their experience to work for you getting you the compensation you deserve.

Call us today for a free initial consultation. Contact a Maritime Law Attorney at Beard Stacey & Jacobsen.

- Death On The High Seas Act

FAILURE TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE AND CURE - $1.6 million
An engineer aboard an Alaska fish processor injured his back while lifting a heavy sheet of metal. The employer denied his maintenance and cure despite medical opinions recommending further treatment.

FISH PROCESSOR INJURY CLAIM - $3.35 million
Jones Act Negligence Claim

TRAWL WINCH INJURY CLAIM - $1.8 million
Jones Act claim for shoulder and arm injury caused by negligent operation and maintenance of a trawl winch.

FISH PROCESSOR WRONGFUL DEATH - $1.5 million
Fishing vessel sinking in Alaska

DECKHAND INJURY - $2.35 million
Jones Act Verdict For Deckhand Crushed Foot Vessel found unseaworthy and negligent when moving deck hatch rolled over Deckhand's foot on a clam boat.

DECKHAND EXPLOSION INJURY - $4 Million
Ship Board Explosion Injures Deckhand Circulating seawater compressor explosion results in fisherman suffering severe burns.
BRAIN INJURY - $3.5 Million
Deckhand on tug boat injured by defective equipment.

WRONGFUL DEATH - $2,900,000
Oil response worker died when negligently installed anchor cable unspooled from winch.
ARM INJURY - $2,600,000
Fish Processor improperly trained in cleaning surimi auger, arm pulled into running auger.

more Verdicts & Settlements

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Lawyers in the firm are licensed to practice in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon • Maritime Personal Injury Lawyers • Seattle, WA • Anchorage, AK Serving maritime accident victims since 1982 Including commercial fishermen and mariners working out of Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Portland, Astoria, Coos Bay, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau, Valdez, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, and Dillingham. Including maritime accidents occurring in the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay, and southeast Alaska.