R. R. Donnelley
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | R. R. Donnelley | Report ID | 2025055081 |
| Address | 65 Sprague Street, Suite 9 | City, State ZIP | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02136 |
| Event Date | May 29, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 323111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.23000, -71.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On May 29, 2025, at approximately 9:45 AM, an employee was operating a stretch wrapping machine in the shipping/receiving area when the machine malfunctioned. The employee was fixing the machine when his right thumb got caught in a chain. The machine removed 90% of the tip of his thumb and the bone was fractured. The employee required surgery and their thumb tip was reattached.
Incident Summary
On May 29, 2025, a worker at R. R. Donnelley in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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