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OSHA Injury Report: Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia in Emporia, KS 66801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was saw Operator in rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia
Parent company
Norfolk Iron & Metal
Street
1701 E. South Ave
City
Emporia
State
KS
ZIP
66801
On-site location
Warehouse middle bay
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

hoisting materials with a bridge [REDACTED]

An unused leg of the rigging caught on a material stack and released when tension was applied. The hook struck the employee in the face.

Nasal fracture and facial laceration

Rigging chain hook

nasal fracture and face laceration

Job description
Saw Operator
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
423510 — Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
119
Total hours worked
242890
Establishment ID
1183339
Employer case #
28311685
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:15:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:17:29:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.