# Amputations at Quad/Graphics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019066319` · 6/24/2019 · WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Quad/Graphics, Inc.
- **Location:** 555 S. 108th Street, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, 53214
- **NAICS:** 323111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a noise on a conveyor. Noticing some oil dripping off the chain as it ran, he reached to stop the machine; the chain caught the rag he was using and pulled his left ring finger into the chain, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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