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OSHA Injury Report: Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center in 2601 South 600 East, Columbia City, IN 46725 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was wire Mill Op in copper products made in integrated secondary smelting mills and drawing plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center
Street
2601 South 600 East
City
Columbia City
State
IN
ZIP
46725
On-site location
Annealer wire mill 311

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Before the incident

changing the third ring in the annealer

What happened

Employee was changing the third ring in the annealer. She forget to turn the pressure off and it was set for 2.5. when she removed the ring the wire pulled her hand down and her pinky went in to the inlet of the cooling tube trapping her hand

Injury or illness

L hand contusion

Object or substance involved

annealer ring

Summary line

L little finger partial amputation

Employee and industry

Job description
Wire Mill Op
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331420 — Copper products made in integrated secondary smelting mills and drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
65
Total hours worked
158816
Establishment ID
1186648
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:22:39:00

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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.