美国上诉法院驳回装卸工人针对甲板上散落的糖类货物提起的诉讼。
本案原告是一名有经验的港口装卸工，在受雇从船上卸载散装糖类货物时受伤，当时的天气情况为小雨。装卸工声称，由于粗糖和雨水混合导致其打滑摔倒，尾椎骨撞到甲板上。
一起作业的两名工人证实，在卸载散装糖时，甲板上常常会有散落的粗糖，对装卸工人而言这是很常见的情况。原告根据《码头和港口工人补偿法》第905(b) 条向船东提起诉讼。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Slippery when wet
The Second Circuit made a decision to uphold the dismissal of longshore suit involving sugar cargo on deck.
Plaintiff, an experienced longshoreman,was injured while his employer was discharging bulk sugar from a ship in light rain. He claimed he slipped on a mixture of rainwater and raw sugar, striking his tailbone on the deck.
According to two co-workers, sugar on the deck of a ship is a common condition that longshoremen commonly encounter during discharge of bulk sugar. Plaintiff filed suit against the shipowner under 905(b) of the LHWCA.
See attached file: Slippery when wet.pdf
