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Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
Employer Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Report ID 20201211486
Address 4101 Washington Avenue City, State ZIP NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607
Event Date December 8, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.99000, -76.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped on ice while walking out of a foundry, falling to the ground and suffering a broken humerus. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2020, a worker at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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