Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3274040 - L & N Uniform Supply Co

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 3274040

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 12/06/1984

Site Address:
L & N Uniform Supply Co
955 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7218

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/19/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360779474

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	GEN02640301000022	12/18/1984	01/09/1985	$120	$120	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14457030

Event: 12/04/1984

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN WASHER AND DOOR JAMB

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNLOADING A PELLERIN-MILNOR WASHER, MODEL #4-WE-300A. THE TUMBLER REVOLVED, CATCHING EMPLOYEE #1 BETWEEN IT AND THE DOOR JAM. THE WASHER HAD THREE CHAMBERS FROM WHICH WET CLOTHING WAS BEING REMOVED. THE WEIGHT OF THE WET MATERIAL CAUSED THE TUMBLER TO REVOLVE AND PIN EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE WASHER-EXTRACTOR. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ARM AND EIGHT BROKEN RIBS. SEVERAL ARTERIES OF HIS HEART WERE ALSO COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEE #1 UNDERWENT HEART SURGERY AT LATTER DAY SAINTS HOSPITAL IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AND WAS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION. HE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER.

Keywords: HEART, FRACTURE, PINNED, CRUSHED, RIB, ARM, ARTERY, WASHING MACHINE, DOOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3274040			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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