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OSHA Injury Report: St. Johns Ship Building

Injury · Death

At a glance

On , an injury at St. Johns Ship Building in 560 Stokes Landing Rd, Palatka, FL 32177 resulted in death. Employee was ship fitter in shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
St. Johns Ship Building
Parent company
St. Johns Ship Building
Street
560 Stokes Landing Rd
City
Palatka
State
FL
ZIP
32177
On-site location
hull 169 forward peak

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

setting up to fabricate access ladder platform in forward peak

What happened

employee entered confined space that a argon hose started leaking into and was asphyxiated from lack of oxygen

Injury or illness

asphyxiation

Object or substance involved

argon gas

Summary line

exposure to argon gas

Employee and industry

Job description
ship fitter
SOC code
51-4192 — Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
336611 — Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
160
Total hours worked
392822
EIN
204871294
Establishment ID
1145507
Employer case #
23-12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23FEB24:18:02:00

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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.