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OSHA Injury Report: Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing in 2700 Oak Industrial Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler in furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing
Parent company
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Corporation
Street
2700 Oak Industrial Dr NE
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49505
On-site location
Plating

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Driving forklift

What happened

Employee was driving backwards on forklift when he engaged the deadman 's switch with his leg(s) causing the emergency stop to engage which caused the lift truck to stop quickly.

Injury or illness

Left hand strain from grabbing a forklift handle

Object or substance involved

Body motion sudden stop

Summary line

Left hand strain from grabbing a forklift handle

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
332510 — Furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
389
Total hours worked
749849
EIN
380722920
Establishment ID
672550
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:17:41:00

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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.