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OSHA Injury Report: Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia in 1701 E. South Ave, Emporia, KS 66801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was tube Laser Operator in rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

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 Bay 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
33

Before the incident

Repositioning steel tubes with a metal bar

What happened

The pry bar he was using to push tubes slipped off the material and struck him in the face

Injury or illness

jaw fracture

Object or substance involved

pry bar

Summary line

Jaw fracture

Employee and industry

Job description
Tube Laser Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423510 — Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
119
Total hours worked
242890
Establishment ID
1183339
Employer case #
34720244

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:17:34:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.