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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231110425 · 11/12/2023 · Norfolk Iron and Metal

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Jaw, chin
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Other handtools-nonpowered, unspecified

Employer

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

Narrative

At the tube blazer machine area, an employee was repositioning a piece of 24-foot metal tube material. The employee was using a metal bar to push against the tube when the metal bar slipped off the tube and struck the right side of their jaw. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured jaw.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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