HII worker positive, screenings set up

An unnamed Ingalls Shipbuilding employee, who works in the Pascagoula, Miss., facility, has tested positive for the coronavirus, Ingalls President Brian Cuccias confirmed in a letter to the company. The employee, assigned to the USS Fort Lauderdale, has been working first shift for the past two weeks. The worker will be in quarantine for at least 14 days. The letter states that the employee will not return to work until he is medically cleared. The letter did not identify the worker, but Cuccias states that anyone who has “worked in the immediate vicinity of this employee” should notify their supervisor. There will be two screening centers at the shipyard, according to the letter. (Source: Sun Herald 03/22/20) USS Fort Lauderdale is the 12th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship of the U.S. Navy built at HII-Pascagoula. The first wave of crew members will begin arriving in July and will continue arriving through December 2021. htps://www.sunherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241420236.html?#storylink=cpy