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OSHA Injury Report: ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT in 1601 Wall Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 resulted in days away from work. Employee was enamel Operator in magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT
Street
1601 Wall Street
City
Fort Wayne
State
IN
ZIP
46802
On-site location
enamel room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

cleaning

What happened

While working on Oven 56 in the A frame gate was stuck so he tapped on the bottom. The gate broke loose popped up which caused enamel to splash on his face and inside of mouth.

Injury or illness

burn

Object or substance involved

enamel

Summary line

jaw pain

Employee and industry

Job description
Enamel Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331420 — Magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
118
Total hours worked
249163
Establishment ID
1181461
Employer case #
25-05

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
5:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:13:32:00

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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.