John Beegan v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and J. N. O'leary, Deputy Commissioner, 14th Compensation District

A compensation order in favor of the appellant Beegan, a longshoreman, was made by a Deputy Commissioner purporting to act pursuant to the provisions of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The appellee stevedore company and its insurance carrier brought a suit to enjoin the Deputy Commissioner from enforcing his compensation order. The District Court entered a decree setting aside the compensation order and enjoining its enforcement. Beegan has appealed to this court from that decree.

Beegan, while employed by the steve- . dore appellee, scratched his finger on October 14, 1962. A band-aid was applied to the scratch, no medical attention was given, and no working time was lost. He was requested by the employer to make out an accident report, and did so. That report was sent to the office of the Deputy Commissioner. It had on it á number, Claim No. 1-2689, and the date of the injury, October 14, 1962, and a five-word description of the injury. The Deputy Commissioner’s office sent Beegan routinely on a mimeographed form a letter, inserting Beegan’s name and address, the employer’s name, the claim number, and the date of the injury. The…