Huntsville, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Norris Cylinder Company - Huntsville
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Norris Cylinder Company - Huntsville in 521 Green Cove Road SE, Huntsville, AL 35803 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was pressing Operator in fabricated plate work manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Norris Cylinder Company - Huntsville
- Parent company
- TriMas Corporation
- Street
- 521 Green Cove Road SE
- City
- Huntsville
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35803
- On-site location
- Polisher
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 62
Before the incident
EE was attempting to remove a finished polished cylinder.
What happened
Cylinder did not release when prompted to. EE used a tool to tap on the cylinder holder. The EE was holding the back of the cylinder with one hand the cylinder became disconnected. EE lost balance and as he attempted to catch the front of the cylinder with his other hand the cylinder crushed his hand in between the metal base bar and the cylinder.
Injury or illness
Fractured hand
Object or substance involved
Weight of the cylinder
Summary line
EE 's (R) hand was crushed between a cylinder and the metal base of the Polisher while attempting to remove cylinder after polishing was complete.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Pressing Operator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 332313: Fabricated plate work manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 110
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 490,415
- EIN
- 330333261
- Establishment ID
- 323609
- Employer case #
- 23-17
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 20:00
- Time of incident
- 01:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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