Fort Wayne, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. Fort Wayne Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. Fort Wayne Plant in 4300 New Haven Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 468031648 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was technician in copper products made by rolling, drawing, or extruding purchased copper.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. Fort Wayne Plant
- Parent company
- Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc.
- Street
- 4300 New Haven Ave
- City
- Fort Wayne
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 468031648
- On-site location
- Oven 260
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 12
Before the incident
Employee was working in an elevated scissor lift with a co-worker installing C-channel.
What happened
While lifting a piece of steel the employee inadvertently stepped on an angle grinder that was laying on the scissor lift 's platform. Both the safety and trigger of the angle grinder were activated causing the grinder to start.
Injury or illness
The cut-off wheel of the grinder slid into the inside of employee 's left ankle causing an abrasion cut. Employee received four stitches.
Object or substance involved
Blade of cut-off wheel.
Summary line
Left ankle laceration
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Technician
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331420: Copper products made by rolling, drawing, or extruding purchased copper
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 112
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 244,897
- Establishment ID
- 472356
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-10
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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