# Pneumonia at Electric Boat
> OSHA SIR `2019054647` · 5/7/2019 · GROTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lung(s), pleura
- **Nature of injury:** Pneumonia
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Electric Boat
- **Location:** 75 Eastern Point Road, GROTON, CONNECTICUT, 06340
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A painter working in the sonar dome of a submarine was power washing in a confined space when they fell three levels (approximately 20 feet) through a 2' x 4' access hole. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a contusion to the back of the head and pneumonia from inhaled water.

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