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OSHA Injury Report: WIRE AND CABLE

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at WIRE AND CABLE in 191 WILLOW STREET, KUTZTOWN, PA 19530 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cABLE CASTING in copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And Alloying.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
WIRE AND CABLE
Parent company
EAST PENN MFG. CO. INC.
Street
191 WILLOW STREET
City
KUTZTOWN
State
PA
ZIP
19530
On-site location
REGULAR JOB ON-SITE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
129
Days restricted or transferred
51

Before the incident

Replacing a wire in a single mold machine

What happened

The wire shifted and I pressed the button to activate the mold. I tried to quickly adjust the wire 's position before the mold closed but the mold closed on right thumb. Used left hand to try to free right thumb from mold. Right thumb crushed Burned left fingers burned.

Injury or illness

CRU - CRUSH

Object or substance involved

MACHINE

Summary line

CRUSH BURN THUMB RIGHT BURN L HAND MACHINE

Employee and industry

Job description
CABLE CASTING
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331420 — Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And Alloying
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
256
Total hours worked
520025
EIN
231315454
Establishment ID
440997
Employer case #
23-0191

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
2:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12APR24:14:04:00

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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.