Fort Wayne, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT in 1601 Wall Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was extrusion in magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- ESSEX FURUKAWA FORT WAYNE MAGNET WIRE PLANT
- Street
- 1601 Wall Street
- City
- Fort Wayne
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46802
- On-site location
- Extrusion
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
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What happened
IW was removing an aluminum gator with a bar and when the gator came loose the bar hit his thumb
Injury or illness
L thumb contusion
Object or substance involved
the bar
Summary line
L thumb contusion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Extrusion
- SOC code
- 51-4021: Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
- NAICS code
- 331420: Magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 118
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 249,163
- Establishment ID
- 1181461
- Employer case #
- 25-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-02
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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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