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Fort Wayne, IN —

OSHA Injury Report: Fort Wayne

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Fort Wayne in 2710 American Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46809 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was operator II in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Fort Wayne
Parent company
Mitsubishi Chemical Group
Street
2710 American Way
City
Fort Wayne
State
IN
ZIP
46809
On-site location
MediTECH REX Line 1

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

The employee was walking between MediTECH Line #1 and Line #2 inspecting extruded product for flow and contamination.

What happened

The employee bent over and forward between the extruder and the pole where the hanger was mounted upon repositioning his body to an upright position the employees ear made contact with the lid of the hanger mount causing a small laceration to the left ear lobe.

Injury or illness

laceration to the left ear lobe.

Object or substance involved

The thin sheet metal lid for the hanger mount.

Summary line

Laceration to Left Ear lobe from contact with a metal hanger

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator II
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326121 — Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
93
Total hours worked
212802
EIN
510406796
Establishment ID
65955
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:20:59:00

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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.