Cordero v. Triple Machine Shop

580 F.2d 1331 Octavio CORDERO and Director Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents, v. TRIPLE A MACHINE SHOP and Mission Equities Insurance Group, Petitioners. No. 76-3206. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Aug. 29, 1978. Gerald A. Falbo of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioners. Octavio A. Cordero, pro se. Timothy S. Gibbons, San Francisco, Cal., for respondents; Alfred G. Albert, Acting Sol., Harry L. Sheinfeld, Atty., Laurie M. Streeter, Washington, D. C., on brief. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor. Before CHAMBERS, KILKENNY and HUG, Circuit Judges. KILKENNY, Circuit Judge: 1 This is a petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor, filed by Triple A Machine Shop, employer, and Mission Equities Insurance Group, insurance carrier. The insurance policy was issued pursuant to the provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 44 Stat. 1424 , as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 901 , Et seq. BACKGROUND 2 Respondent Cordero (claimant), a 55-year old welder,…