Factory Trawlers

Factory Trawler Accident Lawyers

Fish processors and deckhands injured while working aboard factory trawlers and fish processors in the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean are governed by Federal Maritime Law and the Jones Act. The maritime lawyers at Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, LLP have represented hundreds of injury claims for fish processors and deckhands, who have been injured while working aboard factory trawlers and fish processors in Alaska.

If you have been injured working as a deckhand or fish processor, please contact us today for a free consultation and case evaluation. Our attorneys can help you obtain fair and full compensation for your injuries, lost wages, and medical expenses.

Thousands of Successful Jones Act Claims

Before you hire a maritime lawyer to represent you, compare their experience handling maritime accident claims to Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, LLP. Our firm handled multiple wrongful death claims relating to the sinking of the factory trawlers Aleutian Enterprise and the Arctic Rose. We handled multiple injury claims arising from the All Alaskan fire, and handled wrongful death and personal injury claims resulting from the Galaxy fire and sinking.

Millions of Dollars for Injured Seamen

We have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for crewmen injured working on fish processing and factory trawler vessels. Our attorneys have the experience, reputation, and resources necessary to take on the big fishing companies and their insurance companies.

We have handled injury claims for factory trawler deckhands involving trawling operations. These include shooting of the net, haul backs, dumping of the cod end, net reels, gillson hooks, lifting straps, shifting cod ends, offloading accidents, and winch and crane accidents.

Deckhands aboard factory trawlers are constantly at risk for injuries due to unsafe practices, procedures, or defective equipment. Working aboard a vessel in heavy weather, hauling and setting nets and cod ends that may weigh up to hundreds of tons, can result in serious and permanent injuries. Because of the high physical requirements of working as a deckhand on a factory trawler, crewmen who sustain serious injuries may be unable to return to work as a deckhand. The attorneys of Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen have obtained fair and full compensation for injured deckhands.

At Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, our lawyers have handled injury claims aboard factory trawlers and fish processors involving a wide range of injuries. These include brain injuries, seizures, amputations, burns, eye injuries, neck and back injuries, shoulder, arm, hand, hip, leg, knee, ankle and feet injuries, emotional and psychological injuries, frostbite, and toxic exposure.

The maritime lawyers at Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen are familiar with most operations and procedures aboard factory trawlers. Our prior experience involving crewmen injured aboard factory trawlers and fish processors allows us to quickly understand your claim and begin to work getting you compensation.

You should choose a lawyer to represent you that already has an extensive working knowledge about factory trawler operations involving the deck or fish processing plant. We have successfully handled hundreds of claims for injured fish processors and deckhands, including claims involving:

We have handled injury claims for injured crewmen against most of the factory trawlers and fish processing vessels operating in the Bering Sea. Some of the companies against which we have handled claims for crewmen include:

Under current maritime law, there needs to be only slight negligence to recover damages under the Jones Act. Customary practice aboard a fishing vessel is not necessarily a safe practice. If your injury was caused, in whole or in part, by the negligence of your employer or your fellow crewman, you are entitled to compensatory damages. From our offices in Alaska and Seattle, we represent crewmen with injuries, both big and small. We will apply our experience in handling seaman injury claims to cost effectively litigate your claim, and get you full and complete compensation for your past and future injuries.

Examples of some of the results we have obtained for factory trawler and fish processor crewmen include:

$ 2,400,000 Fish processor arm injury while cleaning surimi auger

$ 2,500,000 Fish processor hand injury - improper guarding of fish header

$ 1,700,000 Deckhand - Brain Injury - Defective walkway

$ 1,000,000 Fish processor - reactive depression and anxiety following minor head injury while offloading

$ 1,000,000 Fish processor - frostbite injuries to toes - failure to provide proper shipboard medical treatment

$ 1,000,000 Fish processor - back injuries - Defective ship’s rail

$ 750,000 Fish processor - predeath terror and fright

$ 600,000 Deckhand - Hand Injury - improper guarding of winch

$ 500,000 Neck Injury - unsafe work station

$ 500,000 Deckhand - Back Injury - Slip and fall on trawl deck

$ 200,000 Cook - Sexual assault

$ 780,000 Fish Processor - Sexual assault and harassment

$ 500,000 Knee Injury - Engine room slip and fall

$ 500,000 Fish Processor - Hip injury - improperly designed step

$ 375,000 Fish Processor - Back injury during offload - aggravation of preexisting injuries

Contact a Maritime Law Attorney at Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen.