NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA·2022-02-11

Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · 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 2022-02-11, Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..

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Final narrative

A temporary employee was using a hammer to remove loosened coupling bolts from the main shaft coupling in the shaft alley of a submarine. The hammer struck his left middle finger, causing an open fracture to the tuft of the last joint.

Hospitalized Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Hammers-power not determined

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