Fort Wayne, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. Fort Wayne Plant
Injury · Other recordable case
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 other recordable case. Employee was film Group Leader 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 403
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was removing the enameling dies from the NTT [REDACTED]
What happened
When the employee pulled the wire out of the enamel applicator he felt something get into his left eye. Originally he reported that he thought it was ash or dust from the oven.
Injury or illness
Employee was diagnosed with Chemical Conjunctivitis in his left eye.
Object or substance involved
It is believed that the cresylic acid had been applied to the wire to release the dies and a small drop got into his eye. Employee reported that he had been wearing the required PPE for the task - safety glasses face shield and chemical resistant gloves.
Summary line
Left eye chemical conjunctivitis
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Film Group Leader
- SOC code
- 51-1011: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- 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 #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 06:00
- 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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