Merrill, WI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Northern Wire
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Northern Wire in 1100 W Taylor St, Merrill, WI 54452 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Northern Wire
- Parent company
- MW Components
- Street
- 1100 W Taylor St
- City
- Merrill
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54452
- On-site location
- Secondaries
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Running 304 Chamfer Machine
What happened
A part that was not properly secured in the clamps correctly broke loose on the hit due to the rotating head. The rotating head forced the parts out of the clamp.
Injury or illness
Smashed left index and middle finger
Object or substance involved
Rotating head
Summary line
The employee did not properly place a part in the clamp. When the rotating head was activated the part came out of the clamp and smashed his fingers.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332613: Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 66
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 140,386
- EIN
- 382938499
- Establishment ID
- 1310010
- Employer case #
- 2024-0047
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 16:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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