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OSHA Awards Damages for Retaliatory Discharge of Jones Act Seaman in Violation of Seaman’s Protection Act

The Energy Law

255 suffered an explosion and fire while transporting roughly 2,000 barrels of oil off Port Aransas, Texas. In 2010, Congress empowered OSHA to administer claims arising under the SPA. On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B. Two crewmembers perished as a result of the casualty. 3d 424 , 444 (7th Cir.