Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102529.015 - Employee falls through deck opening and lands on lower deck,

Accident Summary Nr: 102529.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 01/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290283.015	01/25/2018		336611	Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on January 19, 2018, an employee was welding rail stanchions to the bow of a ship's steel deck. The employee slipped while walking across the deck and fell into a nearby uncovered 12 foot by 12 foot opening in the ship's deck and landed 30 feet down on a lower deck. The employee fractured several ribs, forearm, feet, and skull. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Decking, Fell Asleep, Floor Opening, Ship, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1290283.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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