Suit Filed Against Cheniere Energy After Worker Falls Through Deck

Arnold & Itkin attorneys have filed suit in Harris County, Texas against Cheniere Energy after an offshore worker suffered serious injuries when he fell through a deteriorated section of a vessel's deck. The condition that caused our client's fall was the kind of hazard a basic inspection should have caught long before any worker was put at risk.

Our client was performing his job duties aboard one of the company's vessels when a portion of the deck gave way beneath him. The section had allegedly deteriorated because it was not properly maintained. A deck that has decayed to the point of collapsing under a worker's weight does not get that way overnight; it gets that way because no one is paying attention.

The fall left our client with severe injuries that have required extensive medical treatment and have affected his ability to work. None of it should have happened. Routine inspection and maintenance of vessel surfaces are among the most fundamental obligations a maritime operator has, and Cheniere Energy fell short.

Our maritime injury attorneys are committed to holding Cheniere Energy accountable for allowing a known type of hazard to develop on its vessel and for the serious harm caused to a worker who deserved a safe place to do his job.