# Amputations at Sodexco
> OSHA SIR `2022097933` · 9/7/2022 · JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sodexco
- **Location:** Lincoln University Richardson Fine Art Center, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65101
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a repair on a carpet extractor. The employee's left middle finger touched the extractor's fan blade, which amputated the fingertip.

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