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OSHA Injury Report: Red Wing Shoe Co. Potosi

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Red Wing Shoe Co. Potosi in One Red Wing Drive, Potosi, MO 63664 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was urethane in footwear manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Red Wing Shoe Co. Potosi
Parent company
Red Wing Shoe Co.
Street
One Red Wing Drive
City
Potosi
State
MO
ZIP
63664
On-site location
Welt Finishing line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
28

Before the incident

Edge trimming boots

What happened

Operator was edge trimming a boot when he applied to much pressure to the shoe This then caused the boot to pull forward and pulled his right index finger into the blade The safety system engaged and shut down the power to the blade

Injury or illness

Nature of InjuryIllness Laceration Body Parts Hand Finger 1 IndexRight

Object or substance involved

Blade of edge trimmer

Summary line

Nature of InjuryIllness Laceration Cause of InjuryIllnessMachine or machinery Body Parts Hand Finger 1 IndexRight Object Substance Blade of edge trimmer

Employee and industry

Job description
Urethane
SOC code
51-6042 — Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
316210 — Footwear manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
239
Total hours worked
460329
Establishment ID
1153171
Employer case #
US-POTOSI-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:20:00.000
Submitted
23FEB24:15:36:00

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Source

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