Newport News, VA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Newport News, VA
84 severe-injury reports between 2015-02-20 and 2025-07-30, 583 OSHA inspections, and 4,918 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Newport News, Virginia.
Virginia operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Newport News, VA is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Newport News
Example incidents
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IMIA, LLC
An employee had been performing abrasive blasting operations in the sonar dome of a submarine. The employee completed replacing the outer blast glass layer on their blast hood and, while kneeling, the dead-man switch on their blast hose was actuated. High pressure (125-130 psi) air and blast media struck and injured their left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES
An employee was installing wooden staging planks when they were struck in the leg by a staging plank. The employee was hospitalized with a severe abscess and required surgery.
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Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingals Incorporated
An employee was preparing to inspect a weld joint on a submarine module when she contacted a an exposed wire on the cable of an energized heater bar. The employee was hospitalized with a third-degree burn on her upper left arm.
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Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls
An employee was changing out a reaming bit on a cordless magnetic drill. When installing a bit extension, the drill power switch contacted the working surface and the drill subsequently became energized. The employee's cut-resistant glove became tangled in the drill bit and it contacted his right thumb, resulting in an amputation.
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Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated
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.
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Minton & Roberson, Inc.
An employee was offloading boxes from a flatbed truck. He stepped off the truck bed onto the lift gate about 23 inches below and fractured his right leg.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.