# Fractures at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
> OSHA SIR `2024098201` · 9/4/2024 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down off a temporary fixture that was about 18 inches high when they lost their balance and fractured their tibia.

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