Amputations

Name: Amputations at Madison Newspapers, Inc.
Start: 6/8/2023

1 amputation · 2023065060 · 6/8/2023 · Madison Newspapers, 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: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Madison Newspapers, Inc.
Location: 1901 Fish Hatchery Rd, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53713
NAICS: 511110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working at an inserting machine that places inserts into newspapers. The employee was correcting a jam by removing material from the gripper when the machine restarted. The employee suffered an amputation of their left index fingertip.

Source

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