William Crace v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

PER CURIAM: *

William Paul Crace appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Huntington Ingalls, Incorporated, formerly known as Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. We affirm.

I

Huntington Ingalls contracted to build a ship for the United States Navy. Crace worked for a subcontractor responsible for inspecting the ship prior to it being commissioned and delivered to the Navy. While attempting to inspect a lower compartment on the ship, Crace ducked under a chain, went down a hatch, and began to descend a ladder. He fell from the ladder and was injured.

Crace alleged that…