# Amputations at QG Printing II, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019022032` · 2/23/2019 · MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** QG Printing II, LLC
- **Location:** 871 Baker Rd, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 25405
- **NAICS:** 323111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 23, 2019, an employee was removing dust from the sensor of a recycling system. The fingertips on the employee's right hand came into contact with the paddle blade, causing amputations to the middle and ring fingers.

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