NORFOLK, VIRGINIA—
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
Struck by discharged object or substance · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, BAE Shipyard, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23510 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing water lancing operations on the U.S.S. Baton at BAE Shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. The employee was struck by water pressure at the discharge end of the water lancing equipment, resulting in injuries to the right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.
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