# Amputations at Quad/Graphics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032978` · 3/27/2018 · SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Quad/Graphics, Inc.
- **Location:** 56 Duplainville Road, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, 12866
- **NAICS:** 323117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A employee was troubleshooting a mechanical problem on a stacker. His hand was in the chain/sprocket area when another employee on a different part of the equipment started the stacker. The distal portion of his index finger was then amputated. The stacker was unguarded and not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*