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Admiralty Law Keyed to Maraist
Colon v. Trinidad Corp.
Citation:
188 F. Supp. 97 (1960)Facts
On November 25, 1957, plaintiff Rafael Colon was working in the bilges of the S.S. Tillamook, chipping rust from the bulkhead. According to his deposition, he had placed a kerosene can on the floor to avoid getting wet and was using it either as a seat or as a step. When attempting to exit the bilges, he stepped on the can, which gave way, causing him to fall and strike his neck on a bilge pump. In a second incident on December 16, 1957, Colon claimed he slipped on a slippery portion of a deck passageway, injuring his left thigh and straining a muscle. The court noted that Colon had previously suffered a severe neck injury in 1955 when he fell from a hammock, prior to his service on the Tillamook. The November 25, 1957 incident reactivated this prior injury.
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