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Electrical burns any degree

1 hospitalization · 2025054075 · 5/1/2025 · Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingals Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury
Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity unspecified
Source
Welding and heating handtools n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was preparing to inspect a weld joint on a submarine module when she contacted a an exposed wire on the cable of an energized heater bar. The employee was hospitalized with a third-degree burn on her upper left arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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