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OSHA Injury Report: Southwire El Paso

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Southwire El Paso in El Paso, TX 79912 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rodmill Operator in wire and Cable.

Establishment
Southwire El Paso
Parent company
Southwire
Street
7811 Hoover Drive
City
El Paso
State
TX
ZIP
79912
On-site location
Draw Box Room
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
137

Stringing rod through die and pointer.

A team member was stringing rod through a die and the pointer machine. During this process the team member rested his foot on the foot pedal that activates the pointer machine. While stringing the rod through the pointer the team member inadvertently pressed down on the foot pedal and activated the pointer machine. The team members hand was in between a pinch point during the machine activation. The employee was taken to the emergency room and received 7 stiches.

Nature of Injury Illness:: Laceration; Body Part(s):: Finger - Ring(Left)

Pointer Clamp

Nature of Injury Illness:: Laceration; Cause of Injury Illness::Caught In or Between-Object Handled; Body Part (s):: Finger - Ring(Left); Object Substance:: Pointer clamp.

Job description
Rodmill Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331420 — Wire and Cable
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
216
Total hours worked
501453
Establishment ID
995793
Employer case #
US-EL-PASO
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:05:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:17:00:00

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.