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 Cabler I 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
- Cabler 14
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Threading machine after wire break
What happened
Team member was standing at the door of cabler 14 stringing up after a wire break. They were placing the cable around the final pulley and attaching the wire to the reel when assisting team member pressed the “thread” button causing the cable to pull tight on their right middle finger. TM treated with RICE and requested medical treatment the following day. TM taken to Occ Med clinic and x-ray showed slight fracture to distal bone. TM given OTC meds for pain instructed to limit pinching with that finger and wear a finger guard to protect against contact. There is no follow-up appointment required with recovery estimated at 2-4 weeks.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury Illness:: Fracture; Body Part(s):: Finger - Middle(Right)
Object or substance involved
cabled wire
Summary line
Nature of Injury Illness:: Fracture; Cause of Injury Illness::Caught In or Between-Object Handled; Body Part(s):: Finger - Middle(Right); Object Substance:: cabled wire.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator Cabler I
- 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
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:15
- 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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