Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
| Employer | Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls | Report ID | 2020098437 |
| Address | 4101 Washington Avenue | City, State ZIP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 |
| Event Date | September 4, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat stroke | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.99000, -76.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee left his area of the aircraft carrier after lunch and was noticed stumbling and moving side to side as he walked. The employee sustained heat stroke and an acute kidney injury.
Incident Summary
On September 4, 2020, a worker at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered heat stroke to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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