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Kalkaska, MI —

OSHA Injury Report: Wayne Wire Cloth Products

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Wayne Wire Cloth Products in 200 E Dresden St, Kalkaska, MI 49646 resulted in days away from work. Employee was press Set UpOperator in mesh made from purchased wire.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wayne Wire Cloth Products
Parent company
Wayne Wire Cloth Products
Street
200 E Dresden St
City
Kalkaska
State
MI
ZIP
49646
On-site location
Power Press Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
90

Before the incident

Attempting to remove stock material from a power press die set while the die was still installed on the machine.

What happened

After disassembling the die a spring-loaded part of the die exploded pinching his hand against the machine causing deep lacerations.

Injury or illness

Deep laceration to the left hand from the index finger down through the palm.

Object or substance involved

A spring-loaded part of a press die released its energy launching a metal part into his hand

Summary line

Employee disassembled die while installed on press machine. Spring loaded part of the die exploded pinching his hand between the part and the die cutting into his hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Press Set UpOperator
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Te
NAICS code
332618 — Mesh made from purchased wire
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
114
Total hours worked
205364
EIN
383377690
Establishment ID
1251968
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
14:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
07JAN26:19:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.