QUINCY, ILLINOIS—
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, 436 South 6th Street, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On June 1, 2022, an employee was testing the voltage of a transformer when two fuses blew apart resulting in burns to the employee's hands and forearms.
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QUINCY, ILLINOIS—
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
An employee rolled his right ankle while walking on a flat concrete surface. He fell and landed on his left hip, breaking it.
QUINCY, ILLINOIS—
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
On January 16, 2024, at 11:18 p.m., an employee was positioning a truck bumper that was on the floor, to be raised with a chain hoist, when the bumper shifted and pinched the employee's left middle fingertip against the floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
QUINCY, ILLINOIS—
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
On September 7, 2023, an employee was stepping down an 18-inch step when he lost balance and fell backward to the concrete floor. His head struck the floor and he sustained a skull fracture and concussion.
QUINCY, ILLINOIS—
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
On November 30, 2022, an employee was grabbing the extension for a floor hoist when their thumb was caught between the top of the floor hoist and the bottom of the truck body. They sustained a distal left thumb amputation.
QUINCY, ILLINOIS—
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
At about 8:10 p.m., an employee was using a hydraulic press brake to form a steel part. As the steel part was re-struck, the material bent up into the front of the dies while the employee was holding it. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the die and steel part at the middle of the thumbnail, causing the amputation of the thumb tip.
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