PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI—
Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., 1000 jerry St. Pe Hwy, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI 39567 on — Fractures , affecting the Upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on scaffolding when he stepped on an unsecured section of piping and fell. The employee's left arm struck part of the scaffold structure, resulting in a fracture to the upper arm.
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