OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221594070

ST JOHNS SHIP BUILDING, INC.

PALATKA, FL— 2023-08-28T00:00:00

Event: Argon, Confined Space, Lack of oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Ship, Shipyard, Suffocated, Welder, Welding
NAICS: 336611
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346940745
Employer profile: ST JOHNS SHIP BUILDING, INC.
Summary number: 221594070
Report ID: 0419700

Event description

Employee is killed while welding in confined space

Investigation 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.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Event type
8

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