Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161560.015 - Employee is killed in fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 161560.015 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 11/11/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1709827.015	11/11/2023		336611	Detyens Shipyards, Inc.

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.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fuel Tank, Head, Ladder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1709827.015	41	M	Fatality		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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