Benjamin Brown v. Jacksonville Shipyards Incorporated, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the Benefits Review Board denying his claim for compensation benefits under Title 33 U.S.C. § 913, et seq., the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Defendant appellee Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc. cross appeals from the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (AU), who found a causal relationship between the claimant’s accident of November 13, 1981 and his alleged back problem.

On November 13, 1981, Benjamin Brown fell ten feet from the top of a sand tank. He initially felt pain only in his finger, but on the evening of the accident, felt a…