Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — 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 2023098908
Address 4101 Washington Avenue, Building 1745 Bay #2 City, State ZIP NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607
Event Date September 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.98000, -76.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed scaffold ladder when a guardrail pin came loose. The employee fell 6.5 feet to the floor below, sustaining fractures to the left hip and right wrist.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2023, a worker at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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.

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