Plaintiff, a dock builder foreman employed by defendant Commodore, was allegedly injured while attempting to ascend from a tugboat onto a barge by stepping on a tire that was hanging from the barge. Commodore contracted with the City to perform construction work on the Broadway Bridge spanning the Harlem River, and leased the tugboat from its owner, OMDC, to perform the work. It is undisputed that the tugboat was a vessel covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation...
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