Ingalls Shipbuilding

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was descending a stairway when they lost their balance. The employee went to catch themselves and their finger became stuck between two angles and degloved. The employee sustained a medical amputation of their ring finger to the second knuckle.

An employee was descending a set of inclined ship stairs when she slipped and fell, breaking her right ankle.

An employee was working on an amphibious assault ship. While exiting the work area, she was climbing over a chill water pump when her leg/foot got caught on the pump. She stumbled and struck her right lower leg/ankle against a steel cutout. The tibia and fibula were fractured where they connect to the right ankle.

An employee was fitting a T-beam into place with an overhead crane. The T-beam was moved into position under another one. The employee then attempted to lower the hoist and slack the line so the T-beam could rest freely. The crane raised the hoist instead, causing it to snag under the second T-beam, then break loose and strike the employee in the chest and face. The employee suffered fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a fractured jaw.

A Wendy's employee was conducting dishwashing procedures at a dedicated dishwashing sink in the kitchen area. The employee heard an audible "pop" from their hip region and experienced hip pain. The employee was hospitalized with a femoral neck fracture.

An employee suffered a back injury while getting up from his desk chair.

After bending over to pick up a computer mouse, an employee straightened up and felt severe back pain. He was hospitalized.

An employee was bent forward at the waist placing boxes inside a gaylord container and adjusting the positioning of the boxes to organize them better. The employee stood up and felt pain in the lower back.

An employee was removing debris from the ground when they stood up and sustained a hernia.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was struck by a plasma cutter and suffered a broken left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was preparing to bend a flat bar in a brake press. When the machine was jogged, the stock rotated up and crushed his left middle fingertip against the outer frame of the die. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was cutting metal with a torch. A piece of metal struck the employee's left foot, causing multiple fractures to metatarsal(s). The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was descending a ladder carrying a bag of trash. He fell, landed on the ground about 10 feet below, and suffered fractures to his right hip and pelvis.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.