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Quad Graphics, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — THE ROCK, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Quad Graphics, Inc. in THE ROCK, GEORGIA
Employer Quad Graphics, Inc. Report ID 20171211875
Address 100 Duplainville Rd. City, State ZIP THE ROCK, GEORGIA 30285
Event Date December 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 323111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.95000, -84.25000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was setting up a corner board of a manual/hydraulic lift for the next job when his left thumb was pinched between the lift and the base of the lift, amputating his thumb around the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2017, a worker at Quad Graphics, Inc. in THE ROCK, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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