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The Knapheide Manufacturing Company

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — QUINCY, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Knapheide Manufacturing Company in QUINCY, ILLINOIS
Employer The Knapheide Manufacturing Company Report ID 2024010443
Address 1848 Westphalia Strasse City, State ZIP QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301
Event Date January 16, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Bumpers
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.97000, -91.37000

Incident Narrative

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.

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2024, a worker at The Knapheide Manufacturing Company in QUINCY, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with bumpers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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