GULOTTA, Judge.
In this suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law, Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO) appeals from a $129,701.00 judgment in favor of plaintiff, who suffered a partial amputation of his right thumb while employed on defendant's drilling ship. We amend and affirm.
The accident occurred on September 27, 1981, on ODECO's ship Ocean Tempest. Plaintiff Earl Wright, a "roughneck" on the drilling floor, was removing drill pipe...
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