Olah v. Jaladurga

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

Libelant, a first class machinist employed by Moon Engineering Company, was injured on January 9, 1963, while doing repair work at or near the No. 4 hold of the SS JALADURGA. Several of the vessel’s deep tank tops had been removed from the various holds and had been placed on deck. Some tops required straightening, while others went through the process of having nuts removed from the cover because they had become frozen. The particular deep tank top cover which required libelant’s attention immediately prior to the accident had been placed in a position on the…