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OSHA Injury Report: Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke in 5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, VA 24019 resulted in days away from work. Employee was extruder Nights in communications wire or cable, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke
Parent company
Optical Cable Corporation
Street
5290 Concourse Drive
City
Roanoke
State
VA
ZIP
24019
On-site location
Manufacturing Floor

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Pulling a reel off of the shelf.

What happened

A reel located behind the one she was pulling fell and hit her in the mouth.

Injury or illness

Injury.

Object or substance involved

Reel

Summary line

Injury to mouth requiring skin glue.

Employee and industry

Job description
Extruder Nights
SOC code
51-4023 — Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plas
NAICS code
331491 — Communications wire or cable, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
225
Total hours worked
351723
EIN
541237042
Establishment ID
215476
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:41
Time of incident
21:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:19:57:00

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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.