NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA·2025-11-17

Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingals Incorporated

Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns degree unspecified

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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingals Incorporated, 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 on 2025-11-17, Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Forearm(s).

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Final narrative

An employee was performing flux-cored arc welding in an overhead position inside a compartment of an aircraft carrier under construction. While welding, hot slag entered the right sleeve of their coveralls. The employee sustained severe burns on their right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.

Hospitalized Forearm(s) Molten metal, slag

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