The general contractor.

A rigging subcontractor.

An equipment-maintenance company.

Workers’ compensation benefits generally limited direct claims against an employer, but claims against potentially negligent third parties could be different.

The death-benefit claim had not been completely denied.

It had been delayed over employment records and later partially approved.

Back benefits appeared owed.

The accidental-death policy denial looked questionable because the exclusion relied upon did not obviously fit the circumstances described in the investigation.