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OSHA Injury Report: ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT in Fort Wayne, IN 46802 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rewinder 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
rewind
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
19

moving reels

weighing a reel they were attempting to move the reel of the scale once of the scales rollers they attempted to turn the reel this is when the reels flange feel in between the gap of the rollers while falling this is when the reel cut their hand

Laceration L middle finger

reel

weighing a reel they were attempting to move the reel of the scale once of the scales rollers they attempted to turn the reel this is when the reels flange feel in between the gap of the rollers while falling this is when the reel cut their hand

Job description
Rewinder
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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 #
24-11
Date of incident
Time of incident
17:51
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02MAR2025:23:52:00

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.