Palatka, FL —
OSHA Injury Report: St. Johns Ship Building
Injury · Death
At a glance
On , an injury at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, FL 32177 resulted in death. Employee was ship fitter in shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships).
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
- Submitted
- 23FEB24:18:02:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.