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OSHA Injury Report: ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT in Fort Wayne, IN 46802 resulted in days away from work. Employee was enamel Operator in magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants.

Establishment
ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT
Street
1601 Wall Street
City
Fort Wayne
State
IN
ZIP
46802
On-site location
Enamel Room
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

normal work

While unloading a scrap head the operator had his hand in a danger zone and when the scrap head collapsed his hand was pinched by the scrap head causing a cut to his left middle finger

Laceration L middle finger

scrap head

While unloading a scrap head the operator had his hand in a danger zone and when the scrap head collapsed his hand was pinched by the scrap head causing a cut to his left middle finger

Job description
Enamel Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331420 — Magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
113
Total hours worked
229173
Establishment ID
1181461
Employer case #
24-10
Date of incident
Time of incident
3:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02MAR2025:23:49:00

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.