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OSHA Injury Report: Lake Cable of Indiana LLC - Valpo

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Cable of Indiana LLC - Valpo in 2700 Evans Ave., Valparaiso, IL 46383 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler in cable, noninsulated wire, made from purchased wire.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lake Cable of Indiana LLC - Valpo
Parent company
Delaware LEC
Street
2700 Evans Ave.
City
Valparaiso
State
IL
ZIP
46383
On-site location
HiPot 4

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
24

Before the incident

Employee has just finished testing the conductor

What happened

She grabbed the large wire cutter and placed one of the handles on her right shoulder and pressed down with her left hand to cut the wire

Injury or illness

right shoulder pain

Object or substance involved

large wire cutter

Summary line

Right shoulder pain applying force when using large wire cutters

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
332618 — Cable, noninsulated wire, made from purchased wire
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
210
Total hours worked
539352
EIN
201095284
Establishment ID
1234411
Employer case #
13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
06MAR24:20:41:00

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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.