longshore work
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
In this section, except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “longshore work” means any activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo, the operation of cargo-related equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when the vessel is made fast or let go, in the United States or the coastal waters thereof.
Source
- 1994–present8 U.S.C. § 1288Aliens and Nationality · Limitations on performance of longshore work by alien crewmen · in this section