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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022021315 · 2/11/2022 · Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hammers-power not determined

Employer

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

Narrative

A temporary employee was using a hammer to remove loosened coupling bolts from the main shaft coupling in the shaft alley of a submarine. The hammer struck his left middle finger, causing an open fracture to the tuft of the last joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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