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OSHA Injury Report: Wayne Wire Cloth Products

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Wayne Wire Cloth Products in 200 E Dresden St, Kalkaska, MI 49646 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was shear Operator 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
Shear Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Cutting wire mesh material with the shear table.

What happened

The employee disregarded safety protocol and removed the machine guarding from the machine. He operated the machine without the guard and cut is fingers.

Injury or illness

Deep laceration to two fingers on right hand.

Object or substance involved

Shearing blade of shear table

Summary line

Left ring finger and pinky finger were cut by blade of shear table

Employee and industry

Job description
Shear Operator
SOC code
51-9032 — Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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 #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
14:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
07JAN26:19:09:00

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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.