Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Self-inflicted injury-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. — Fractures — SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Employer Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Report ID 2015129390
Address Pier J, Aboard CVN 70 Carl Vinson, NAS Coronado City, State ZIP SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92135
Event Date December 11, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Self-inflicted injury-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. Source of Injury Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.69000, -117.18000

Incident Narrative

Two employees got into a verbal altercation. One employee packed up his gear and was leaving the vessel. The employee punched a steel I-beam on his way out, fracturing his right hand.

Incident Summary

On December 11, 2015, a worker at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as self-inflicted injury-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c., with person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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