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Other traumatic injuries n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2025021332 · 2/11/2025 · General Dynamics Nassco Norfolk

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Other traumatic injuries n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Beams, rods, blocks n.e.c.
Secondary source
Jacks

Employer

Name
General Dynamics Nassco Norfolk
Location
200 Ligon Street, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

At about 8:30 a.m. on February 11, 2025, four employees were removing a 5-foot-long waster sleeve from under a vessel. A raised platform was being used to allow a pneumatic jack to press out the waster sleeve. The employees stacked four wooden blocks, about 12 inches by 12 inches by 51 inches, and placed a 3/8-inch blank plate on the blocks. They then placed the pneumatic jack on the top of the blank to press up the waster sleeve from the underside of the vessel. The jack was put into action, but the waster sleeve did not move. The block structure became unstable, collapsed, and struck an employee in the lower left shin area. The employee developed swelling in the lower leg that resulted in hospitalization for compartment syndrome that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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