Amputations

Name: Amputations at Quad Graphics, Inc.
Start: 2/6/2023

1 amputation · 2023021173 · 2/6/2023 · Quad Graphics, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses-printing

Employer

Name: Quad Graphics, Inc.
Location: 56 DUPLAINVILLE ROAD, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, 12866
NAICS: 323110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Maintenance employees were replacing a gear box in the stacker of a press. After the replacement was complete, the stacker was restarted. The maintenance employees then heard a loud noise coming from the drive chain area and the injured employee went to check the chain tension when the machine amputated his right index fingertip.

Source

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