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AT-SEA GAS EXPOSURE CAUSES DEATH OF CREWMEMBER
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
June 17, 2008
Topic: Injury at Sea
38-year-old William C. Roberts, an employee of Jubilee Fisheries aboard the fishing vessel Zenith, died tragically of Freon gas exposure in April. Roberts was working to fix an apparent gas leak aboard the Zenith when he was rendered unconscious by gas exposure. The Coast Guard attempted to revive Roberts using CPR, but was unsuccessful. The gas exposure was so bad that crewmembers needed to wear protective suits.
William C. Roberts was born in Alaska and resided in the Vancouver, WA area at the time of his death. He leaves behind his wife, Tara, and three young daughters.
Maritime safety laws and regulations aim to prevent just this sort of unnecessary tragedy. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed while working at sea, be sure to find out about your rights under maritime law and the Jones Act. Call maritime lawyers Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen for a free consultation about your situation, or for more basic information about your rights as a seaman under maritime law and the Jones Act, visit our website.
