OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221615602
DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC·
Event description
Employee is killed in fall off ladder
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 2023, Employee #1 was descending a ladder into an empty marine vessel gas fuel tank to perform work at the very bottom of the tank (a distance of 30-feet). While standing on a ladder platform 19.5 feet from the bottom of the tank, Employee #1 was preparing to pass a jumper hose to another employee located underneath that platform, and he fell. Employee #1 was killed due to head trauma.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 585
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