Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147976.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall While Welding Smoke Stack

Accident Summary Nr: 147976.015 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 07/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1608379.015	07/18/2022		336611	Detyens Shipyards, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on July 17, 2022, an employee was preparing to weld inside a ship's smokestack while performing ship repair at a shipyard. The employee was standing on a plywood blank set 6 inches below the stack opening to prevent slag and debris from dropping down into the engine room. The plywood blank did not hold employee's weight and he fell 75 to 100 ft and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Plywood, Ship, Shipyard, Stack, Unstable Surface, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1608379.015	63	M	Fatality

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