Fractures

Name: Fractures at Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia
Start: 3/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032389 · 3/19/2016 · Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia
Location: 4101 Washington Ave., NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

While standing in a squatting position, an employee stepped backwards, tripped over a pallet, and landed on his left backside, fracturing his left hip and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown