Merrill, WI —
OSHA Injury Report: Northern Wire
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Northern Wire in Merrill, WI 54452 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator SetUp 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
- CNC Department machine 410
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
Threading on machine 410
What happened
Employee received a blister later the skin peeled off and the finger got infected.
Injury or illness
Infection in right hand 2nd finger due to a blister.
Object or substance involved
thred on machine
Summary line
The employee had a blister form the skin came off the blister and raw skin was present. The finger then became infected.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator SetUp
- 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
- Avg employees
- 66
- Total hours worked
- 140386
- EIN
- 382938499
- Establishment ID
- 1310010
- Employer case #
- 2024-0004
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 17FEB2025:13:59:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.