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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010868 · 1/26/2018 · Aramark Uniform Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Clothes washers

Employer

Name
Aramark Uniform Services
Location
1900 Empire Central, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75235
NAICS
448190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a door latch on an industrial washing machine when the washer activated and closed on the employee's left hand and forehead. The employee suffered four broken fingers and a forehead laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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