Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154831.015 - Employee is killed in fall due to inadequate guardrail prote

Accident Summary Nr: 154831.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 03/21/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1658334.015	03/22/2023		336611	Philly Shipyard, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:50 p.m. on March 21, 2023, Employee #1 was performing welding on Grand Block 150 on the top deck of the ship section. It is believed the employee went to the machinery level section of the ship. Employee #1 fell from the machinery level of the ship section know as Grand Block 150. Employee #1 was found on the left side of the ship; the employee was working on the middle of the ship section. It can be concluded that the employee fell from an area that had inadequate guardrail protection. A guardrail section was installed incorrectly, allowing it to swing and not provide protection from falls. The guardrail section was found in the down position directly above where Employee #1 was found. The guardrail was used as permanent ship rail and comes preassembled from South Korea and is fitted into place into the ship section. The fall had no witnesses. The employee was killed due to blunt force injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Guardrail, Ship, Welder, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other				30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1658334.015	51	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause:

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