# Amputations at Rug Doctor, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015074942` · 7/22/2015 · FENTON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Rug Doctor, LLC
- **Location:** 415-C Axminister Dr., FENTON, MISSOURI, 63026
- **NAICS:** 532299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

In the research and development lab, an employee was testing a vacuum motor prototype. After installing the motor, he turned the power on to test it. The unsecured motor jumped out of its housing. When the employee grabbed the motor, his right index finger was amputated by the blades.

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