On August 28, 2023, at 7:30 a.m., a worker was welding in a confined space on a ship under construction. The victim was found unresponsive inside of the confined space.
Per the medical examiner’s report, the employee was killed as a result of suffocation in an oxygen-deficient environment.
NOTE: this is likely due to a shielding gas such as Argon being used in this welding.
Source: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1694074.015
