Paynesville, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Louis Industries, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Louis Industries, Inc. in Paynesville, MN 56362 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Louis Industries, Inc.
- Parent company
- Louis Industries, Inc.
- Street
- 222 Industrial Loop W
- City
- Paynesville
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56362
- On-site location
- Press Brake
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
- Days restricted or transferred
- 152
Before the incident
Employee was bending metal parts with press brake
What happened
Employee was using a foot pedal operated press brake. Employee put a piece of metal in the press brake and stepped on the foot pedal to bend the part. Employee 's foot was not fully removed from pedal. Employee leaned forward to remove the part their foot put pressure on the pedal and activated the press brake. Employee 's fingers became caught between the tool and dye. Employee broke right middle finger.
Injury or illness
Broke right middle finger surgery
Object or substance involved
tool and dye on press brake
Summary line
While operating a press brake employee 's finger became caught between the tool and dye when the employee 's foot accidentally pressed the machine 's pedal down.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332322 — Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 97
- Total hours worked
- 167712
- Establishment ID
- 1493854
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:57
- Time of incident
- 18:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 26FEB26:18:49:00
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.