Fractures

Name: Fractures at THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Start: 5/29/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019055403 · 5/29/2019 · THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Location: 436 S. 6TH STREET, QUINCY, ILLINOIS, 62305
NAICS: 336211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 29, 2019, a forklift was picking up a wooden pallet with parts on it off of a flat bed trailer. The pallet broke and the parts fell off the skid and bounced off the trailer, striking an employee that was walking by on the left knee. The employee was hospitalized for a knee fracture and lacerations.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown