Plaintiff, a marine carpenter employed by Chelsea Ship Repair Corp. was engaged aboard a vessel owned by defendant-respondent United States Lines (USL) in battening down hatches to permit deck cargo to be stored above them. That work is ordinarily done by carpenters in pairs who use a sort of wrench, known as a batten bar, to engage and tighten lugs. Plaintiff, contrary to the usual practice, was struggling alone with his batten bar when one Teodosio, employee of the stevedoring...
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