OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221604051

COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC

NORFOLK, VA— 2023-10-14T00:00:00

Event: Barge, Blunt force trauma, Deck, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ladder, Steel, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 336611
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347006363
Employer profile: COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC
Summary number: 221604051
Report ID: 0316300

Event description

Employee is killed in fall off ladder

Investigation abstract

At 8:15 p.m. on October 14, 2023, an employee was troubleshooting a heavy machinery transporter. The employee had tried to access the transporter using a ladder that was not tied off, and he fell. He was killed due to blunt force trauma, after he hit the deck of a steel barge.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
516

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