Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporated
Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
| Employer | Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | Report ID | 20201211487 |
| Address | 4101 Washington Avenue | City, State ZIP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 |
| Event Date | December 8, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Secondary Source | Barge | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.99000, -76.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stepping from a barge to a pier when a tendon tore in his right knee.
Incident Summary
On December 8, 2020, a worker at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporated in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the knee(s). The incident was classified as boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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