Quad Graphics
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — SUSSEX, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Quad Graphics | Report ID | 2020032918 |
| Address | N61W23044 Harrys Way | City, State ZIP | SUSSEX, WISCONSIN 53089 |
| Event Date | March 31, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541430 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.14000, -88.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two electricians/journeyman mechanics were doing preventative maintenance on a high-density storage system, an aisle with two cranes. They were preparing to lubricate the chains on one of the cranes. One of them was on the lift station, seated above the crane on a cross-support bar to perform lubrication and test the vertical limit switch. He tripped the vertical limit switch to begin the work. The crane and the lift station began to move up, and his right leg was pinned and broken between the frame of the crane and the crossbar of the lift station.
Incident Summary
On March 31, 2020, a worker at Quad Graphics in SUSSEX, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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