Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporation
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
| Employer | Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporation | Report ID | 20181212809 |
| Address | 4101 Washington Avenue | City, State ZIP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 |
| Event Date | December 13, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | 1369468 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.98000, -76.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee exited the conex box and stood on a scaffold stairway with guardrails and fell 8.5 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with head and back injuries.
Incident Summary
On December 13, 2018, a worker at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporation in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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