Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

Name: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated
Start: 9/10/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021097783 · 9/10/2021 · Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Pliers, tongs

Employer

Name: Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated
Location: 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee using twist pliers to install insulation panels was struck in the face by the pliers when a wire broke. The employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and possibly a detached retina.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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