Amputations

Name: Amputations at Norfolk Iron and Metal
Start: 2/10/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022021290 · 2/10/2022 · Norfolk Iron and Metal

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Norfolk Iron and Metal
Location: 1701 E South Avenue, EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
NAICS: 441310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead bridge crane to move steel sheet and plate material from the floor to a trailer to be shipped. The employee's hand got caught in a chain that was part of the lifting device, resulting in broken ring and middle fingers, as well as a little finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown