Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rug Doctor, LLC
Start: 7/22/2015

1 amputation · 2015074942 · 7/22/2015 · Rug Doctor, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
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.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown