SISSON v. DAVIS & SONS, INC.

No. 96-60722, Summary Calendar.

131 F.3d 555 (1998)

Lee Roy SISSON, Petitioner, v. DAVIS & SONS, INC.; Louisiana Insurance Guarantee Fund, Inc.; Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Sterling Watson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Petitioner.

B. Ralph Bailey, Bailey & Dwyer, Manderville, LA, for Davis & Sons, Inc. and Louisiana Insurance Guarantee Fund, Inc.

Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Clerk, Benefits Review Board, Washington, DC, Washington, DC, Carol DeDeo, Assoc. Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Dir., Office of Workers Comp. Programs, Washington, DC, for Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor.

Before BENAVIDES, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Petitioner, Lee Roy Sisson ("Sisson") appeals from the United States Department of Labor Benefits Review Board decision denying him coverage under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"), 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq., and under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ("OCSLA"), 43 U.S.C. § 1333(b). We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD

Sisson injured his back on May 30, 1984...

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