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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 extrusion 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
Extrusion
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
109

extrusion

L thumb popping out of joint during normal work process

L thumb sprain

wire

L thumb sprain

Job description
Extrusion Operator
SOC code
51-4021 — Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
331420 — Magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
98
Total hours worked
206983
Establishment ID
1181461
Employer case #
23-03
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:02:36:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.