Norfolk, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Metro Machine Corp-NASSCO Norfolk
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Metro Machine Corp-NASSCO Norfolk in 200 Ligon Street, Norfolk, VA 23523 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rigger in ship repair done in a shipyard.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Metro Machine Corp-NASSCO Norfolk
- Parent company
- General Dynamics
- Street
- 200 Ligon Street
- City
- Norfolk
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23523
- On-site location
- Facility - laydown by Pier 2 Wharf
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Employee was in the process of rigging a metal rack of 3 Port-a-johns to be flown via crane up to the ship.
What happened
Chains were caught up at the top of the rack when lifted up under tension causing the load to tip backwards at an angle. employee stepped forwards attempting to free the chains which slipped out of the catch causing the load to rebound forwards pinching the top of ther foot between the load and the deck
Injury or illness
Crushing injury to right foot resulting in fracture.
Object or substance involved
metal Portable toilet rack (3 port-a-johns per rack) tilting backwards than forwards onto individual 's foot on concrete ground.
Summary line
Employee 's foot was struck when the metal rigging frame for the port-a-Johns when it tilted back & forth during crane lift as the chains were temporarily caught on the upper edge of the rack as the load was put under tension.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Rigger
- SOC code
- 49-9096: Riggers
- NAICS code
- 336611: Ship repair done in a shipyard
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 794
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,645,745
- EIN
- 541147000
- Establishment ID
- 568547
- Employer case #
- 41
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:45
- Time of incident
- 19:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-02
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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