Andras v. Donovan

This is a proceeding for a review of a compensation order of the Deputy Commissioner under 33 U.S.C. § 921,1 awarding the plaintiff, Norman Andras, $38.93 a week for temporary partial disability. Andras was employed as a welder by Gretna Machine and Iron Works, Inc. at its shipyard in Gretna, Louisiana. On November 13, 1963, while Andras was welding on the skeg of a gasoline tank barge in the graving dock of Gretna Machine, the skeg exploded, instantly killing Andras’s co-worker and seriously injuring Andras. Andras suffered shock with post-concussion headaches and severe anxiety and…