Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159407.015 - Employee is killed while welding in confined space

Accident Summary Nr: 159407.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/28/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1694074.015	08/28/2023		336611	St Johns Ship Building, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on August 28, 2023, an employee was welding in a confined space on a ship under construction. The victim was found unresponsive inside of the confined space. Per the medical examiner's report, the employee was killed as a result of suffocation in an oxygen-deficient environment.

Keywords: Argon, Confined Space, Lack of oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Ship, Shipyard, Suffocated, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1694074.015	40	M	Fatality

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