# Amputations at Norfolk Iron and Metal
> OSHA SIR `2022021290` · 2/10/2022 · EMPORIA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Norfolk Iron and Metal
- **Location:** 1701 E South Avenue, EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead bridge crane to move steel sheet and plate material from the  floor to a trailer to be shipped. The employee's hand got caught in a chain that was part of the lifting device, resulting in broken ring and middle fingers, as well as a little finger amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*