A Navy employee was flown to Harborview Medical Center after being injured on the job at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton on Sept. 25. The Navy declined to release details of the incident and said that the incident remains under investigation.

Brandon Wheeler, who is an employee of the Naval Facilities and Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, was confirmed as the injured worker by Naval Base Kitsap spokesperson Christopher Stanis in an email to Kitsap Sun on Sept. 29. Wheeler sustained injuries, including second-degree burns, and was transported to the Level 1 trauma hospital and burn center in Seattle for treatment, Stanis said.

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