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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 extrusion 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
Extrusion

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
109

Before the incident

extrusion

What happened

L thumb popping out of joint during normal work process

Injury or illness

L thumb sprain

Object or substance involved

wire

Summary line

L thumb sprain

Employee and industry

Job description
Extrusion Operator
SOC code
51-4021 — Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
331420 — Magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
98
Total hours worked
206983
Establishment ID
1181461
Employer case #
23-03

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:02:36:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.