All maritime workers face on-the-job hazards, but some maritime jobs — such as being a commercial diver — are riskier than others. Why do commercial diving accidents happen? And what rights do commercial divers have after they become ...
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Head injuries are common in the maritime industry due to the nature of the work. When working on a vessel, on a dry dock or anywhere that has confined spaces and moving, heavy objects, the risk of a head injury is high. Maritime workers are ...
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We don’t have to tell you that maritime work has always been risky. As you know, it’s gotten even more risky in the past couple of months, as the deadly COVID-19 virus spreads around the world. Despite the dangers, maintaining the ...
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All maritime work is potentially hazardous, but some jobs are more dangerous than others. This includes maritime hot work, which can result in serious injury or even death if the proper safety measures aren’t followed. The National Fire ...
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The past few weeks have brought unprecedented changes to our daily lives. As our nation continues to watch and wait for what will come next in the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, the maritime attorneys at The Lambert Firm want to share some ...
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When a vessel experiences an accident like a fire, collision or grounding, it’s important to be able to reconstruct the events that happened right before the accident in order to determine its cause. If injuries or deaths occurred as a ...
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Drowning is a potentially fatal respiratory impairment resulting from being submerged or immersed in water or another liquid. Because it deprives the brain of oxygen, drowning can cause death or serious injury within a matter of minutes. ...
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As we continue into 2020, we’d thought we take some time to look back at some of the notable maritime industry news stories of 2019: Slips & Falls Are The Leading Cause of Maritime Accidents According to New Study Slips and falls are the ...
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The Lambert Firm is proud to announce that founding partner Hugh “Skip” Lambert and partners Cayce Peterson and J. Christopher Zainey, Jr. were named Louisiana Super Lawyers for 2020. Partners Jeremy Soso and Jacki Smith were named to the 2020 ...
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The gangway is the name of the stair, ladder or bridge structure that allows access to and from the deck of a ship, boat, dry dock or any type of vessel or marine structure. If the gangway is not properly secured, it may come loose and fall. If ...
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We all know that water and electricity can be a deadly combination. However, in today’s maritime industry, electricity is just as important as water to a vessel’s abilities to transport cargo. This makes the possibility of injury due to maritime ...
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Check out a few of the latest headlines in the maritime world! Historic 2019 Mississippi River flood officially done Source: WVUE NEW ORLEANS, La. – For the first time this year, there are no flood warnings on the southern Mississippi ...
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