# Pinched nerve at Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Newport News Shipbuilding
> OSHA SIR `2020043295` · 4/10/2020 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Pinched nerve
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Newport News Shipbuilding
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave., NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee slipped on a drain plug in the floor and fell, their head striking a table. The employee suffered a pinched nerve and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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