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A crane operator who was loading a commercial ship in Houston was killed when the load he was currently placing in the ship’s cargo hold fell and crushed him.
The crane operator was loading a large load onto the ship when the front portion of the crane snapped which sent the load crashing to the ground. The […]

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Everyone who lives in upstate
New York remembers the tragedy that surrounded the Ethan Allen, the passenger boat that capsized in late 2005 and led to the deaths of 20 people.  Since then, several investigative efforts have been undertaken, and the results of these investigations have been far from satisfactory to some. 
So comes word recently […]

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In an interesting application of FELA that should help injured railroad workers understand the scope of protection that this law provides, a Nebraska man was awarded $942,000 in damages after being injured at a hotel where he was staying for his job with Union Pacific, according to a report published by the North Platte Bulletin. […]

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On May 14, 2007, the Associate Press reported a cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and 75 crew members hit a charted reef charted reef.  The accident occurred 50 miles southwest of Juneau, Alaska.  The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the grounding of the riverboat-style cruise ship.  Luckily nobody was seriously injured, although one person […]

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