Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated
Start: 1/30/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025010977 · 1/30/2025 · Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, neck, trunk
Nature of injury: Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing
Source: Clothing
Secondary source: Torches welding, cutting

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 was in a welding booth preparing to TIG weld a pipe socket. The employee's clothing caught fire and she sustained third-degree burns on her face, neck, chest, and stomach.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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