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WILSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-4227.

645 F.2d 728 (1981)

Richard F. WILSON and Virginia R. Wilson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. N. Ingman, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Warren A. Schneider, Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before SKOPIL and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Wilson, a civilian shipyard worker, alleges he was injured when a metal sliver entered his eye while he was working in the engine room of the U.S.S. ASHTABULA. On the day of the accident, Wilson was breaking loose bilge pumps in the engine room. The accident apparently occurred as he was removing insulation surrounding bolts securing the bilge pumps. Navy personnel were using chisels, hammers, and other tools to loosen a valve on a bulkhead...

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