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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024043777 · 4/30/2024 · Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source
Source, secondary source unspecified
Secondary source
Hoists, lifts overhead, cable

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was using the carbon arc cutting process to remove horizontal and vertical block tacks holding the command and control system module foundation in place. Chain falls and pull lifts were holding the foundation in place. The foundation shifted and the employee suffered multiple fractures to his wrist and arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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