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Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2018099401 · 9/11/2018 · Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Clothes dryers
Secondary source
Clothing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC
Location
2312 25th. Street North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35234
NAICS
812332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee opened the front door to a commercial dryer to add some garments. The dryer did not turn off when the door was opened. Garments in the dryer caught her arm, twisting it and tearing tendons in her hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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