District Court, E.D. Louisiana June 13, 1972, Civ. A. No. 70-3372 (Kelloch v. S & H Subwater Salvage, Inc.)

CASSIBRY, District Judge:

The plaintiff, Kenneth Kelloch, was employed by S & H Subwater Salvage, Inc. (S & H) as a divers’ tender. On September 25, 1970, when Kelloch was seventeen years of age, and while he was working aboard the M/Y RAOUL J. (RAOUL J.), he slipped and fell on diesel oil on the after deck of the vessel and suffered back injuries. At the time of his accident Kelloch was a seaman.