Bremen, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Southwire Bremen
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Southwire Bremen in 515 Copperfield Way, Bremen, IN 46506 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was operator Braider in manufacturer of fabricated and insulated wire.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Southwire Bremen
- Parent company
- Southwire
- Street
- 515 Copperfield Way
- City
- Bremen
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46506
- On-site location
- Loading Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Loading a reel
What happened
Team Member was loading a reel into the Planetary cradle and the shaft was not sitting right. They used an 18oz dead blow hammer to get the shaft to seat properly so it would tighten it down. They stated they had the left hand on the metal crank and missed the shaft striking their left thumb. They were wearing gloves but experienced pain immediately contacted the Lead person. They removed the glove and the left thumb was split and nail cracked on the side closest the palm. They were transported to the ER and received a tetanus shot antibiotics and several stitches to close the wound.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury Illness:: Laceration; Body Part(s):: Finger - Thumb(Left)
Object or substance involved
18oz dead blow hammer
Summary line
Nature of Injury Illness:: Laceration; Cause of Injury Illness::Struck Or Injured By Object Handled; Body Part(s):: Finger - Thumb(Left); Object Substance:: 18oz dead blow hammer.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator Braider
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331420: Manufacturer of fabricated and insulated wire
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 599
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,242,695
- Establishment ID
- 852841
- Employer case #
- US-BREMEN-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:45
- Time of incident
- 03:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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