Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls, 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607
on , Second degree chemical burns and corrosions, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting an R-22 refrigeration system. When the employee went to disconnect a connector from a valve, the connector did not fully disengage from the valve, causing the valve to be halfway open. R-22 refrigerant escaped. The employee was hospitalized with second degree chemical burns and frostbite to the top of both hands.