NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA·2021-12-07

Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 on 2021-12-07, Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).

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Final narrative

On December 7, 2021, a crane operator was tasked with relocating four lifting pad eyes from a pallet on the floor. The handling gear to be used was located on a handling gear rack. As the crane was hoisting a set of hook chains from the rack, the handling gear rack fell over onto a nearby employee, resulting in a fractured left femur.

Hospitalized Thigh(s) Racks-garment and other

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