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BROOKER v. DUROCHER DOCK AND DREDGE

No. 96-9297.

133 F.3d 1390 (1998)

Joseph G. BROOKER, Petitioner, v. DUROCHER DOCK AND DREDGE, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph R. Lorberbaum, Eric R. Gotwalt, Savannah, GA, for Petitioner.

Charles W. Barrow, Savannah, GA, Carol De Deo, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, and TJOFLAT and COX, Circuit Judges.

HATCHETT, Chief Judge:

Petitioner Joseph G. Brooker seeks review of final action of the Department of Labor denying his claim for compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Brooker, a welder, suffered injuries during the course of his employment with respondent Durocher Dock & Dredge (Durocher) after falling off an old seawall. At the time of Brooker...

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