CURTIS v. SCHLUMBERGER OFFSHORE SERVICE, INC.

No. 87-3683.

849 F.2d 805 (1988)

Samuel H. CURTIS, Petitioner, v. SCHLUMBERGER OFFSHORE SERVICE, INC., Travelers Insurance Company, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jordan N. Pedersen (argued), George J. Duffy, Baker, Garber, Duffy & Pedersen, Hoboken, N.J., for petitioner.

Martin Bergman (argued), Foley, Smit, O'Boyle and Weisman, New York City, for respondents Schlumberger Offshore Service, Inc., and Travelers Ins. Co.

Joshua T. Gillelan II (argued), George R. Salem, Donald S. Shire, J. Michael O'Neill, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.

Before HUTCHINSON, SCIRICA and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judge.

This petition for review involves a claim for workers' compensation for personal injury pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Pub.L. No. 83-212, 67 Stat. 462 (1953) (current version at 43 U.S.C.A. §§ 1331-1356 (West 1986 & Supp.1988)) (OCSLA).1 The injury occurred in connection with outer continental shelf drilling operations but "off" the shelf itself...

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