NORFOLK, VIRGINIA—
Naval Station Norfolk
Fall while sitting · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Naval Station Norfolk, 1751 Morris Street, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23511 on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was sitting in a rolling chair in the security office and bent over to pick up a piece of dropped paper. As she bent over, the chair rolled out from underneath her, causing her to fall and hit her head on her desk. She was hospitalized for a concussion.
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