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OSHA Injury Report: American Cable company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at American Cable company in 1200 E Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was tester in current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
American Cable company
Parent company
American Cable company
Street
1200 E Erie Ave
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
ZIP
19124
On-site location
Harness

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Employee was working testing cables

What happened

On [REDACTED] the employee was testing a cable and used a pair of pliers to separate a crossed cable. During this process the pliers slipped and struck the employee in the eye. The situation was immediately reported to the supervisor; however it was not reported to Human Resources at that time.

Injury or illness

Left eye superficial

Object or substance involved

Pair of pliers

Summary line

Employee was testing a cable and used a pair of pliers to separate a crossed cable. During this process the pliers slipped and struck the employee in the eye.

Employee and industry

Job description
Tester
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
335931 — Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
160
Total hours worked
302388
EIN
232065104
Establishment ID
1209111
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:21:15:00

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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.