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Merill, WI —

OSHA Injury Report: Northern Wire

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Northern Wire in 1100 W Taylor Street, Merill, WI 54452 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was shipping Receiving Associate in wire Forming.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northern Wire
Parent company
MW Components
Street
1100 W Taylor Street
City
Merill
State
WI
ZIP
54452
On-site location
Shipping Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Employee was picking parts to ship.

What happened

The employee was pulling a stack of totes filled with parts forward on the level B shelf. As he was pulling the stack forward he heard a pop in his shoulder. He continued to lift the parts down from the shelf when his shoulder went numb.

Injury or illness

Strained right shoulder

Object or substance involved

Pulling of totes

Summary line

Employee was pulling a stack of totes with parts forward on the level B shelf. While pulling stack forward he heard a pop in his shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Shipping Receiving Associate
SOC code
43-5071 — Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
NAICS code
332613 — Wire Forming
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
62
Total hours worked
116727
EIN
382938499
Establishment ID
1429088
Employer case #
2025-0014

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
9:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15JAN26:21:55:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.