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OSHA Injury Report: Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center

Injury · Days away from work

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.

Establishment
Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center
Street
2601 South 600 East
City
Columbia City
State
IN
ZIP
46725
On-site location
concast
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
117

getting off forklift

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.

climbing

repetitive motion

back strain

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:01:22:00

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.