Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170615181 - Employee's hand burned in closing garment press

Accident Summary Nr: 170615181 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 01/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111950069	03/09/1994	7211	0	Bishop Laundry & Linen Supply

Abstract: Employee #1 sustained a 3rd-degree burn to her left hand when the head of a utility garment press, model #541813C, closed while she was smoothing out a gown. According to a service representative of the manufacturer, American Laundry Machinery, Inc., the only thing that could cause such an action would be that a normally closed three-way valve had stuck in the open position. This condition would allow enough air to flow to pressurize the "close" cylinder, causing the head to close.

Keywords: BURN, OPEN VALVE, CAUGHT BY, STRUCK BY, HAND, MECH MALFUNCTION, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111950069			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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