Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 955088 - Employee's clothing caught in ironer roller, arm amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 955088 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 11/05/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105745608	11/05/1990	7213	0	Shared Hospital Services

Abstract: At 6:28 a.m. on October 31, 1990, Employee #1 started up a large commercial ironing machine while wearing street clothes and a loose cardigan sweater dress. It was her responsibility to start the iron and this clothing was allowed by the employer. She proceeded to the right side of the ironer to lower the rollers. As she passed the center of the ironer, the feed belts and roller caught her sweater and pulled her right hand and arm into the rollers, amputating her arm below the elbow. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, NIP POINT, HAND, IRONING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105745608			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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