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OSHA Injury Report: Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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Parent company
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Corporation
Street
2700 Oak Industrial Dr NE
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49505
On-site location
Plating
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Driving forklift

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.

Left hand strain from grabbing a forklift handle

Body motion sudden stop

Left hand strain from grabbing a forklift handle

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
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
389
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
749,849
EIN
380722920
Establishment ID
672550
Employer case #
5
Date of incident
Shift started
07:00
Time of incident
07:30
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-02-21

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Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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