Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Hernias due to traumatic incidents — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
| Employer | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | Report ID | 2019077422 |
| Address | 4101 Washington Avenue | City, State ZIP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 |
| Event Date | July 20, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Wood, lumber, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541513 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.98000, -76.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was serving as a spotter for the adjustment of staging when several of the staging planks became dislodged and fell to the ground. One of the planks bounced far enough to strike the employee in the back. The employee was hospitalized with an umbilical hernia and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On July 20, 2019, a worker at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered hernias due to traumatic incidents to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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