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OSHA Injury Report: Carrollton Copper Rod Mill

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Carrollton Copper Rod Mill in 372 Central High Road, Carrollton, GA 30117 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was supervisor Operations in wire & Cable.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
Parent company
Southwire
Street
372 Central High Road
City
Carrollton
State
GA
ZIP
30117
On-site location
Coiler Turn-down cover at #1 Pinch Roll

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Clearing residual copper rod

What happened

C-Shift Supervisor: During upset condition (cobble at No. 13 stand in Finishing mill) Team Member (TM) was raising the coiler turn-down cover to clear out residual copper rod at pinch rolls No.1 & No.2. Coiler turn down is shaped like an arch. The left end of the cover has a handle to raise and open up to access and remove residual copper rod; the cover right side is the pivot point. TM opened the turn-down cover which resulted in tilting the cover back 150 degrees. TM’s right pinky tip was lacerated when he rested his hand between the turn-down cover resting block and the cover in the open position. Injury resulted in 9 sutures. No lost time - no restrictions – OSHA recordable.

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury Illness:: Laceration; Body Part(s):: Finger - Pinky(Right)

Object or substance involved

Coiler turn-down cover

Summary line

Nature of Injury Illness:: Laceration; Cause of Injury Illness::Cut Puncture By Object Being Lifted; Body Part(s):: Finger - Pinky(Right); Object Substance:: Coiler turn-down cover.

Employee and industry

Job description
Supervisor Operations
SOC code
11-1021 — General and Operations Managers
NAICS code
331420 — Wire & Cable
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
131
Total hours worked
302485
Establishment ID
995775
Employer case #
US-COPPER-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:45:00.000
Time of incident
21:05:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:17:59:00

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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.