NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA·2021-09-10

Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated, 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 on 2021-09-10, Fractures and other injuries, unspecified, affecting the eye(s).

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Final narrative

An employee using twist pliers to install insulation panels was struck in the face by the pliers when a wire broke. The employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and possibly a detached retina.

Hospitalized Eye(s) Pliers, tongs

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