The deceased employee worked as a night watchman on a floating derrick. On week ends he remained on the derrick from Friday evening to Monday morning. On Monday morning, August 6, 1956 the first worker arrived at 6:40 A.M. and exchanged greetings with the decedent who was sweeping the boiler room floor. At 7:15 A.M. the decedent was found lying dead on the deck. It was shown that it was customary to let the boiler fire go out on Friday night during the Summer and to rekindle...
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