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Shipbuilding, a Distinguished and Dangerous Industry

Before seamen can go to work and before dock workers have cargo to load and unload, vessels must be built. The shipbuilding industry is an historic and honorable one. However, as experienced New Jersey and New York maritime injury lawyers know, the shipbuilding industry is not without significant dangers.

Five Dangers of Shipbuilding

While there are many risks of injury associated with shipbuilding, the following five types of injuries are especially important for shipbuilders, their employers, and their families to understand:
  1. Asbestos Related Diseases: Asbestos is a material historically used in the shipbuilding industry. Asbestos related diseases, such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, often do not show up for decades after asbestos exposure. Thus, shipbuilders continue to be at risk of developing these serious, potentially fatal diseases.
  2. Musculoskeletal Disorders: Shipbuilders are often required to work in small, cramped spaces which can lead to problems with muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments and nerves.
  3. Welding Injuries: The burning of metal is dangerous, and if proper safety precautions aren’t taken then serious injuries such as burns, eye injuries, and the inhalation of toxic gases can occur.
  4. Electrical Injuries: Installing, maintaining and fixing electricity on ships creates a risk of electrocution, burns and serious injuries.
  5. Fall Injuries: Shipbuilders perform much of their work on small platforms, some of which are high off the ground. If a worker falls from a platform or anywhere else during the shipbuilding process, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, internal injuries and other serious injuries can result.

Contact a New York, New Jersey Maritime Injury Lawyer if You’ve Been Hurt

If you are an injured ship builder, New York and New Jersey maritime accident lawyers may be able to help you recover damages for your injuries.

The New Jersey and New York maritime injury lawyers of Hofmann & Schweitzer will work hard for your fair recovery. Contact us today at 1-800-362-9329 or via our online contact form for more information if you’ve been injured.

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