# Fractures at NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
> OSHA SIR `2015096369` · 9/2/2015 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee walked into a unit while walking and talking with a coworker; his right leg collapsed/fractured.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*