Beam v. Watco Companies L.L.C.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS KEVIN BEAM, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 18-CV-2018-SMY ) WATCO TRANSLOADING, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YANDLE, District Judge: Plaintiff Kevin Beam was injured on November 12, 2017, when he was struck by a metal cable while unloading coal barges on a floating dock at the Cora Illinois Terminal owned by his employer, Defendant Watco Transloading, LLC (“Watco”). At the time, Beam was working as a deckhand. In a Second Amended Complaint, Beam asserted claims of negligence, unseaworthiness, and…