Electrical burns any degree

Name: Electrical burns any degree at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingals Incorporated
Start: 5/1/2025

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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