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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024064818 · 6/1/2024 · SUPERIOR HEALTH LINENS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple arm locations
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Clothes washers, dryers
Secondary source
Safety protocols and equipment n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SUPERIOR HEALTH LINENS, INC.
Location
2905 S. SYENE ROAD, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53711
NAICS
811490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on an industrial washing machine when his right arm became caught in the belt and his elbow and forearm were fractured. The machine was not guarded or locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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