Beaver County officials are working on the development of an Ohio River Port Authority. The Authority would facilitate projects such as the construction of docks on the Ohio River. Commercial river docks are used to load and unload a number of commodities along the Ohio River including coal, grain and rock salt. Workers engaged in the loading or unloading of products at these facilities would likely be covered by the federal Longshore and Harbor Worker Compensation Act. These type of jobs are difficult and dangerous. Accidents are an inevitable consequence of performing such dangerous work. If you have been injured in an occupation on the inland waterways including the Ohio River and Great Lakes, please feel free to call Steven Schletker for a free consultation.
Ohio River Port Authority Under Consideration Down River From Pittsburgh.
March 12, 2010
