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OSHA Injury Report: Ulbrich Shaped Wire Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ulbrich Shaped Wire Inc. in 55 Defco Park Road, North Haven, CT 06473 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was wire Mill Operator in wire products, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ulbrich Shaped Wire Inc.
Parent company
Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc.
Street
55 Defco Park Road
City
North Haven
State
CT
ZIP
06473
On-site location
Furnace Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was unwrapping a reel to make a weld at payoff.

What happened

As he was unwrapping a reel to make a weld at payoff the wire started to spin backwards causing his arm to jerk back.

Injury or illness

Right Shoulder Strain

Object or substance involved

Wire reel

Summary line

Employee was unwrapping a reel to make a weld at payoff when the wire started to spin backwards while he was holding it causing his right arm to jerk back causing pain in upper right shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Wire Mill Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331222 — Wire products, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
52
Total hours worked
100764
EIN
320335411
Establishment ID
345280
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
22:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:18:05:00

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Source

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