Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113244.015 - Employee amputates arm when caught in washing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 113244.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375553.015	01/24/2019		721110	Waldorf Astoria

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on January 5, 2019, an employee was unloading a load of laundry from a 450 lb L-Tron washing machine and was caught by the sheets when the machine began to rotate, amputating his arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught By, Entangled

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1375553.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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