Maritime Workers Maritime Attorneys
✅ Maritime Workers Maritime Attorneys Mostly Serve
🔧 Offshore Oil & Gas Workers
These are high-risk roles, mostly found on rigs, platforms, or drillships:
| Job Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Roughneck | Handles drill pipes on rigs; heavy lifting, high injury risk |
| Driller | Operates drilling equipment on offshore platforms |
| Toolpusher | Supervisor in charge of rig operations |
| Mud Engineer | Manages drilling fluids and pressure levels |
| Derrickhand | Works at heights to guide drill pipe into place |
| Floorhand | Entry-level rig worker; assists with tools and rigging |
| Offshore Welder | Welds on rigs or vessels, often in dangerous spaces |
| Rig Electrician | Manages rig's electrical systems |
| Crane Operator | Loads/unloads materials on oil rigs, barges |
| Mechanic | Maintains machinery on ships/rigs |
🚢 Vessel & Ship Crew (Seamen under Jones Act)
Crew members working aboard commercial, cargo, or tug vessels:
| Job Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Deckhand | General vessel labor; tying lines, cleaning, loading |
| Able Seaman (AB) | More experienced than deckhand; assists with navigation & safety |
| Bosun (Boatswain) | Supervises deck crew |
| Chief Engineer | Oversees engine room and technical systems |
| Mate / First Mate | Officer in charge of navigation and cargo operations |
| Captain / Master | In command of the vessel |
| Cook / Steward | Prepares meals for crew, often injured in galley or by falls |
| QMED (Qualified Member of the Engine Department) | Works in engine room; maintains machinery |
⚓ Port, Harbor & Dock Workers
Often covered under Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA):
| Job Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Longshoreman / Stevedore | Loads/unloads cargo at port; high back/spine injury risk |
| Dock Worker | Moves heavy cargo, often struck by containers or machinery |
| Crane Operator | Works at shipyards, loading/unloading cargo ships |
| Forklift Operator | Transports cargo on port grounds |
| Warehousemen | Organize and store goods in marine storage facilities |
| Terminal Worker | Prepares cargo for ship loading, checks manifests |
🌊 Other Maritime & Water-Based Workers
| Job Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Dredge Operator | Clears waterways for shipping; exposed to hydraulic equipment dangers |
| Commercial Fisherman | High fatality rate from falls, weather, equipment injuries |
| Tugboat Crew | Works close to massive ships; risk of crushing injuries |
| Barge Worker | Often untrained labor doing dangerous jobs like line handling |
| Marine Construction Worker | Builds piers, underwater infrastructure, bridges |
| Salvage Diver | Recovers sunken ships or objects; operates underwater |
| Research Vessel Technician | Assists with scientific equipment at sea |
| Pilot Boat Operator | Guides ships into harbors; collision and weather risk |
💥 Common Injuries These Workers Face (and Attorneys Help With)
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Falls from height
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Crush injuries (from winches, cranes, rig equipment)
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Burns/explosions (rig fires)
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Head/brain injuries from impact or falls
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Spine/back injuries from heavy lifting
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Drownings or man-overboard incidents
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Repetitive strain (rope handling, pipe laying)
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Amputations from machinery
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