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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221110418 · 11/30/2022 · The Knapheide Manufacturing Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Automobile lifts and hoists

Employer

Name
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
Location
1848 Westphalia Strasse, QUINCY, ILLINOIS, 62301
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

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.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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