Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 3, 2004No. 03-1980PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Damon E. Cunningham, Jr. has been a pipe fitter for Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, for more than 25 years, and since 1998 has worked at the company’s East Brunswick Manufacturing Facility (“EBMF”). At the EBMF, which is approximately 3.5 to 4 miles from BIW’s main shipyard in Bath, workers prefabricate pipe units that are transported by truck and installed in ships at Bath. Cunningham injured his back at EBMF in October 1999 and subsequently sought disability coverage under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§…
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