NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA·2025-01-30

Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated

Ignition of clothing · Thermal burns third degree or higher

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 2025-01-30, Thermal burns third degree or higher, affecting the head, neck, trunk.

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Final narrative

An employee was in a welding booth preparing to TIG weld a pipe socket. The employee's clothing caught fire and she sustained third-degree burns on her face, neck, chest, and stomach.

Hospitalized Head, neck, trunk Clothing

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