Brownwood, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: Superior Essex
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Superior Essex in 2900 Morris Sheppard Dr., Brownwood, TX 76801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was buffer Operator in strip, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Superior Essex
- Parent company
- Superior Essex
- Street
- 2900 Morris Sheppard Dr.
- City
- Brownwood
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76801
- On-site location
- Near production line
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
The employee stated he lightly tapped his knee on a safety guard next to the yarn server.
What happened
The employee stated he light tapped his knee on a safety guard next to the yarn server and didn 't think anything of it. When he went to get on the forklift he felt his knee pop.
Injury or illness
Sprained right knee
Object or substance involved
Safety guard
Summary line
Sprained right knee
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Buffer Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4033: Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters,
- NAICS code
- 331420: Strip, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 422
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 973,487
- Establishment ID
- 1473426
- Employer case #
- 25-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 08:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-16
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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