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 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
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.