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UK Health Agency Reports Increase in Offshore Injuries
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
As we deal with the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion off US waters, it somehow feels worse to learn that offshore workers are not much safer on the other side of the pond either. Britain's Health and Safety Executive is pulling up the offshore oil and gas industry for an increasing number of injuries and fatalities. According to the agency, there has been an increase in major injuries and fatalities and unplanned hydrocarbon releases.
According to the figures released by the Health and Safety Executive, there were 50 major offshore injuries reported in 2009-2010. That was an...
Coast Guard Calls off Search for Missing Workers in Transocean Oil Rig Explosion
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
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The Coast Guard this morning had bad news for the families of the 11 offshore workers who had gone missing after an explosion on a semisubmersible rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard informed the families that it was calling off the search and rescue efforts for the workers.
These efforts had begun immediately after the explosion on Tuesday. The Coast Guard conducted a three-day search covering more than 3,000 miles of water, using both aerial and marine search and rescue efforts. As the days went by, it had been becoming clear that the...
Injured seamen are entitled to maintenance and cure, and unearned wages, regardless of fault
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Injured seamen are entitled to maintenance, cure and unearned wages. However, some Jones Act employers refuse to pay maintenance, cure and/or unearned wages.
Injured seamen can bring claims beyond the traditional worker's compensation remedies. Specifically, injured seamen are entitled to payment for related medical treatment, payment of compensation during their period of disability, and payment of unearned wages. In addition to these worker's compensation-type remedies, injured seamen can also bring negligence claims and unseaworthiness claims against their employer.
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Injured seamen can bring claims beyond the traditional worker's compensation remedies. Specifically, injured seamen are entitled to payment for related medical treatment, payment of compensation during their period of disability, and payment of unearned wages. In addition to these worker's compensation-type remedies, injured seamen can also bring negligence claims and unseaworthiness claims against their employer.
The rest of this post explains the entitlement to maintenance and cure and unearned wages in more detail:
