OSHA Injury Report: Red Wing Shoe Co. - Plant 2

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Laying soles and gang nailing on welt line

What happened

Caught left pinky finger in the sole press machine on welt line [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

Nature of InjuryIllness Crushing Body Parts Hand Finger 4 PinkyLeft

Object or substance involved

Caught pinky finger under the press and shoe when pressing the sole into place before it can be sole stitch Had his hand on top of shoe when the pad came down and caught his left pinky finger He was using his elbow instead of his hand to operate the machine

Summary line

Nature of InjuryIllness Crushing Cause of InjuryIllnessCaught In Under Or Between Body Parts Hand Finger 4 PinkyLeft Object Substance Caught pinky finger under the press and shoe

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.