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Hospital Cooperative Laundry

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — DENVER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hospital Cooperative Laundry in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Hospital Cooperative Laundry Report ID 2017021061
Address 6225 E 38th Ave. City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80207
Event Date February 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333312 Inspection # 1209411
GPS Coordinates 39.76000, -104.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was testing a solenoid on a small-piece folder (for folding patient gowns) machine when the back half of his wrench was pulled into the folder along with his hand. The machine roller lacerated and crushed his left hand, breaking two fingers.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2017, a worker at Hospital Cooperative Laundry in DENVER, COLORADO suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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