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OSHA Injury Report: Insteel Wire Products MOW

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Insteel Wire Products MOW in 810 Atchison Street, St. Joseph, MO 64503 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was bender Technician in mesh, wire, made in wire drawing mills.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Insteel Wire Products MOW
Parent company
Insteel Wire Products MOW
Street
810 Atchison Street
City
St. Joseph
State
MO
ZIP
64503
On-site location
Fabrication Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
98

Before the incident

EE was holding onto metal sheets.

What happened

The sheets were shifted by another employee and [REDACTED] 's finger was between wire and hoop.

Injury or illness

Open displaced fracture of distal phalanx of right little finger

Object or substance involved

Metal sheets

Summary line

Metal sheet shifted and pinched finger resulting in an OPEN DISPLACED FRACTURE OF DISTAL PHALANX OF RT LITTLE FINGER.

Employee and industry

Job description
Bender Technician
SOC code
17-3023 — Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
331222 — Mesh, wire, made in wire drawing mills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
89
Total hours worked
177432
Establishment ID
1125448
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:53:00.000
Time of incident
14:38:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:19:00:00

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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.