Amputations

Name: Amputations at Norris Cylinder Company
Start: 3/21/2023

1 amputation · 2023032529 · 3/21/2023 · Norris Cylinder Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: Norris Cylinder Company
Location: 4818 West Loop 281, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75603
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee disassembled a lift magnet. When they pushed down on the socket wrench handle, the gap in the magnet frame closed on their left ring finger causing a partial amputation.

Source

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