Amputations

Name: Amputations at Superior Linen Service, Inc.
Start: 6/29/2022

1 amputation · 2022065661 · 6/29/2022 · Superior Linen Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
Secondary source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: Superior Linen Service, Inc.
Location: 534 S. Rockford Avenue, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74120
NAICS: 812320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a commercial-sized ironer. After oiling the chain and sprocket, he reached into the gear box with a rag to clean residual oil from the chain. The chain pulled in the rag and his left hand. His index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket, which amputated the fingertip.

Source

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