A diver may surface with an injury even when no one topside saw an accident. The dive profile, communications, equipment condition, and first symptoms can explain different parts of what happened. A report that says only “completed welding assignment” may leave out the facts that matter to both treatment and an injury claim. Underwater…
A longshoreman loads, unloads, or handles cargo moving between a vessel and the shore. The work may involve a ship’s hold, a dock, a crane, cargo lashings, or a terminal where containers are transferred. It is different from simply having a job near the Mississippi River or working for a business with “marine” in…
Last reviewed: September 26, 2026 Jones Act seaman status is not decided by a job title, the name of the facility, or the fact that an injury happened over water. The question is whether the worker’s actual employment had the kind of substantial connection to a vessel, or an identifiable fleet of vessels, that…