OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221479769

DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC— 2022-07-17T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Plywood, Ship, Shipyard, Stack, Unstable Surface, Welder, Welding
NAICS: 336611
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346083793
Employer profile: DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.
Summary number: 221479769
Report ID: 0420300

Event description

Employee Is Killed In Fall While Welding Smoke Stack

Investigation 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.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 63 M

Event type
5

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