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OSHA Injury Report: Detyens Shipyards Inc

Injury · Death

At a glance

On , an injury at Detyens Shipyards Inc in 1670 Drydock Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405 resulted in death. Employee was pipeftter in ship repair done in a shipyard.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Detyens Shipyards Inc
Parent company
Detyens Shipyards Inc.
Street
1670 Drydock Ave
City
North Charleston
State
SC
ZIP
29405
On-site location
# 4 MoGas Tank (9-182-1) aboard USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus docked in dryock # 5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Death (code 1)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Date of death

Before the incident

Employee had entered # 4 [REDACTED] Tank aboard [REDACTED] to 1st interior landing (deck) below the main deck.

What happened

Employee fell approximately 19 1 2 feet to lower level.

Injury or illness

Death

Object or substance involved

Struck head from fall on structural member.

Summary line

Death; Fall to lower level

Employee and industry

Job description
Pipeftter
SOC code
47-2152 — Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
NAICS code
336611 — Ship repair done in a shipyard
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
257
Total hours worked
550494
EIN
570730948
Establishment ID
1063322
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
11JAN24:14:40:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.