Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200220275 - Employee Drowns in Fall from Aircraft Carrier

Accident Summary Nr: 200220275 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 02/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309729762	02/14/2008	3731	336611	Newport News Shipbuilding And Drydock Company

Abstract: The USS Carl Vinson was docked at a shipyard. A sheet metal worker was working on the ventilation system for the aircraft carrier. When he removed a wooden cover from a plenum, he fell into the water and drowned. His employer had not provided fall protection equipment.

Keywords: SHIPYARD, SHIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, DROWN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309729762			Fatality	Other	Sheet metal workers

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