Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170839120 - Employee is burned by shirt press

Accident Summary Nr: 170839120 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 03/26/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119631224	03/29/2004	7212	812320	Lace House Linen Supply, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 a.m. on March 26, 2004, Employee #1 was attempting to get a shirt press machine (Unipress D, Bask Serial Number 8713095) in a linen cleaning plant to cycle by tapping one of the "bucks" with his right hand. His hand slipped as the machine cycled, catching and pressing his right hand and forearm between the bucks for 10 seconds at 350 degrees F. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for third-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, DRY CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119631224			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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