# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021097783` · 9/10/2021 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Pliers, tongs
## Employer
- **Name:** Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee using twist pliers to install insulation panels was struck in the face by the pliers when a wire broke. The employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and possibly a detached retina.

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