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OSHA Injury Report: Northern Wire

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Northern Wire in 1100 W Taylor St, Merrill, WI 54452 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northern Wire
Parent company
MW Components
Street
1100 W Taylor St
City
Merrill
State
WI
ZIP
54452
On-site location
Press 212

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
28
Days restricted or transferred
214

Before the incident

Employee was working on press 212 pressing parts for production.

What happened

Bin was filled to heavy employee pushed pulled without help and strained shoulder.

Injury or illness

Left shoulder injury.

Object or substance involved

bin of parts

Summary line

Employee pushed a cart that was too heavy and in the process strained his left shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332613 — Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
66
Total hours worked
140386
EIN
382938499
Establishment ID
1310010
Employer case #
2024-0002

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
6:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:13:59:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.