Columbia City, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center in Columbia City, IN 46725 resulted in days away from work. Employee was gen Labor in copper products made in integrated secondary smelting mills and drawing plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center
- Street
- 2601 South 600 East
- City
- Columbia City
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46725
- On-site location
- concast
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 117
Before the incident
getting off forklift
What happened
Employee reported getting off lift truck and felt lower left back pain after unloading cathode lot trucks. Employee bent over to pick up some steel banding and felt pain. Employee tried to walk and stretch it out but still felt pain. Sat and rested but still pain that shoots down leg.
Injury or illness
climbing
Object or substance involved
repetitive motion
Summary line
back strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Gen Labor
- SOC code
- 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 331420 — Copper products made in integrated secondary smelting mills and drawing plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 65
- Total hours worked
- 158816
- Establishment ID
- 1186648
- Employer case #
- 15
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 16:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 01MAR24:01:22:00
Source
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.