James T. CLARY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OCEAN DRILLING AND EXPLORATION CO., Defendant-Appellee

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff seaman in this case lost a jury verdict. His appeal asserts as error several trial court rulings against the admission of certain testimony and other evidence. In affirming the judgment which was grounded on a jury finding of no negligence and no unseaworthiness, we make one significant decision. We hold that the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), 29 U.S.C.A. § 651 et seq., does not apply to the working conditions of seamen on vessels operating on the high seas.

James T. Clary, a roustabout on a submersible drilling vessel, suffered knee injuries when…