Establishment profile
THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
436 S. 6TH STREET, QUINCY, IL, 62305
336211 — Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
EIN 370368620
Summary
THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $44,512 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 64th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 57 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $44,512 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $13,494 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $11,494 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $9,639 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 A | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $370 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $235 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3362 within IL. Peer group: 57 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 1,275 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · May 2019 – Nov 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| May 29, 2019 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Die,Finger,Fingertip,Hand,Hydraulic Press,Instantaneous amputation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Metal,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Press Brake,Steel,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING CO 1848 WESTPHALIA STRASSE · QUINCY, IL, 62305 | WaterTRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-13 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-12-05 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $34,627 | |
| 2009-04-24 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $9,000 | |
| 1988-12-07 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $885 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $44,512 in total penalties.
- How does THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY operates in the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.19 compared to an industry average of 2.8.